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Italian Mid-Century Black-Figure Pottery Table Lamp
Italian Mid-Century Black-Figure Pottery Table Lamp

Italian Mid-Century Black-Figure Pottery Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Mid-Century Black-Figure Pottery table lamp featuring a triskele with three interlocking spirals representing earth, air, and water with handles and resting on a round base

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Antique Japanese Meiji Aesthetic Figural & Floral Pottery Vase with Heron c1900
Antique Japanese Meiji Aesthetic Figural & Floral Pottery Vase with Heron c1900

Antique Japanese Meiji Aesthetic Figural & Floral Pottery Vase with Heron c1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Japanese Meiji Aesthetic Figural & Floral Pottery Vase with Herons Signed C1900 Measures - 17 1/2" x 14 3/4" x 14 3/4" This vase from the Meiji period (circa 1900) features...

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Early 20th Century Pottery

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Pottery

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour  Squat Lekythos, 19th Century
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour  Squat Lekythos, 19th Century

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Squat Lekythos, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

Decorated with black-figure pottery painting of male and cow, a style common between the 7th and 5th centuries BC.

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Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars

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Terracotta

1920s by De Salvo for Casa Dell'Arte Albisola Pottery Art Deco Pair of Figure
1920s by De Salvo for Casa Dell'Arte Albisola Pottery Art Deco Pair of Figure

1920s by De Salvo for Casa Dell'Arte Albisola Pottery Art Deco Pair of Figure

By GianBattista De Salvo, La Casa Dell'arte

Located in Brescia, IT

GianBattista De Salvo for Casa Dell'Arte Albisola, Italy 1920s Rare figures Excellent condition Measures: H 30 cm.

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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Pottery

Materials

Pottery

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

Black-figure pottery was a prominent style of vase painting in ancient Greece, particularly common between the 7th and 5th centuries BCE.

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Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars

Materials

Terracotta

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

Black-figure pottery was a prominent style of vase painting in ancient Greece, particularly common between the 7th and 5th centuries BCE.

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Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Figural Majolica Erphila Dachshund Dog Teapot c.1920-1940 Made in Germany
Figural Majolica Erphila Dachshund Dog Teapot c.1920-1940 Made in Germany

Figural Majolica Erphila Dachshund Dog Teapot c.1920-1940 Made in Germany

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Whimsical German Erphila Figural Daschund Teapot. Has typical crazing to the high gloss finish, no chips, cracks or repairs.

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20th Century German Art Deco Pottery

Materials

Majolica, Pottery

Teotihuacan Mexican Black Ware Pottery Figure
Teotihuacan Mexican Black Ware Pottery Figure

Teotihuacan Mexican Black Ware Pottery Figure

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A feritilty figure likely by Max Kerlow from Teotihuacan in Mexico. Depicting a pregnant woman decorated in bright blue triangles. In good condition with minor flaws. Approximately 1...

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20th Century Mexican Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pyrrhic Dance - Lithograph - 1862

Pyrrhic Dance - Lithograph - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

Rectangular composition inspired by ancient Greek black-figure pottery, depicting a dynamic Pyrrhic dance, the martial ritual dance traditionally associated with armed warriors of cl...

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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Art Pottery Figural Rooster Bowl, Italy, 1950's
Art Pottery Figural Rooster Bowl, Italy, 1950's

Art Pottery Figural Rooster Bowl, Italy, 1950's

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Art Pottery Figural Rooster Bowl #95/635 Italy, 1950's In the Style of / Probably Aldo Londi for Bitossi "Great Color and Form" "Many Nicks and Dings throughout ...... just adds ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

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Pottery

Monumental Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Ming Warrior Figure Statue
Monumental Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Ming Warrior Figure Statue

Monumental Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Ming Warrior Figure Statue

Located in Forney, TX

A rare, large and most impressive antique Chinese pottery figure, modeled as a powerful Ming Dynasty style warrior, standing ready holding a spear, this monumental scale statue featu...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta

Attic Red-Figure Pottery Column Krater, Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy
Attic Red-Figure Pottery Column Krater, Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy

Attic Red-Figure Pottery Column Krater, Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy

Located in London, GB

This impressive Classical Greek red-figure pottery krater originates from Athens and dates to the time of Pericles and The Parthenon.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Antique Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Highland Jessie Flatback Figure
Antique Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Highland Jessie Flatback Figure

Antique Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Highland Jessie Flatback Figure

Located in Suffolk, GB

A charming antique Victorian Staffordshire pottery flatback figure titled Highland Jessie. Beautifully modelled and hand painted, the figure depicts a Highland lady standing beside a...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Glazed Pottery Scroddleware Figural Bottle
Antique English Glazed Pottery Scroddleware Figural Bottle

Antique English Glazed Pottery Scroddleware Figural Bottle

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and unusual 19th Century English bottle handcrafted in terracotta in the form of a woman in a dress, decorated and finished with a glaze.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Bottles

Materials

Terracotta

Pair Meiji Japanese Sumida Gawa Figural Pottery Lamps
Pair Meiji Japanese Sumida Gawa Figural Pottery Lamps

Pair Meiji Japanese Sumida Gawa Figural Pottery Lamps

Located in Houston, TX

A pair of 19th Century Meiji Japanese Sumida Gawa figural pottery lamps. Early pieces were made with exaggerated features and very detailed earthenware. Manufacturing was popular bet...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Terracotta, Lucite

Greek Vases and Amphorae – Classical Antiquity Chromolithograph, Meyers 1898
Greek Vases and Amphorae – Classical Antiquity Chromolithograph, Meyers 1898

Greek Vases and Amphorae – Classical Antiquity Chromolithograph, Meyers 1898

Located in Langweer, NL

Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, Germany, 1898 Keywords: Greek vases, Greek pottery, amphora, krater, stamnos, ...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Figure 1820
Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Figure 1820

Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Figure 1820

Located in Norton, MA

Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Figure Ca. 1820 depicting a girl with basket of lowers with the colorful dressing.

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Antique 1820s English Georgian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

1892-1904 Chinese Elder Figure With Staff
1892-1904 Chinese Elder Figure With Staff

1892-1904 Chinese Elder Figure With Staff

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

1892-1904 large Chinese mud man figure, an elder with staff in flowing green & yellow robe. Stamped "China". Apparent losses to feet, but possibly from kiln due to size. One hair tip...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

1930s by Arturo Pannunzio Silver Ceramic Figure
1930s by Arturo Pannunzio Silver Ceramic Figure

1930s by Arturo Pannunzio Silver Ceramic Figure

By Arturo Pannunzio

Located in Brescia, IT

Silver pottery and wood base.

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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Attic Red-Figure Neck Amphora, by the Painter Of The Louvre Centauromachy
Attic Red-Figure Neck Amphora, by the Painter Of The Louvre Centauromachy

Attic Red-Figure Neck Amphora, by the Painter Of The Louvre Centauromachy

Located in London, GB

The Classical Greek amphora with glossy black glaze and elegantly twisted handles. Depicting on one side an Athenian youth resting on a staff and wearing a himation with his right a...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Primavera French Art Deco Figural Jar or Bottle Attributed to Colette Gueden
Primavera French Art Deco Figural Jar or Bottle Attributed to Colette Gueden

Primavera French Art Deco Figural Jar or Bottle Attributed to Colette Gueden

By Colette Gueden, Atelier Primavera au Printemps

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Here is a wonderful and rare glazed ceramic stoppered bottle or jar by Primavera (Atelier d'Art du Printemps) and attributed to Colette Gueden (1905-2000). We believe this unique pie...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Pallas Athene" collotype print
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Pallas Athene" collotype print

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Pallas Athene" collotype print

By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei

Located in Palm Beach, FL

His pains to depict authentic black figure pottery techniques from the 4th century B.C. in the background shows how his animation to life from centuries past of this ancient Greek go...

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Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Paper

Ancient Greek Vase and Border Patterns – Classical Ornament, Plate V, ca.1890
Ancient Greek Vase and Border Patterns – Classical Ornament, Plate V, ca.1890

Ancient Greek Vase and Border Patterns – Classical Ornament, Plate V, ca.1890

Located in Langweer, NL

Rendered in ochre, terracotta red, deep black, and ivory, the palette faithfully reflects the decoration of Attic black-figure and red-figure pottery.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

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Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.

Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.

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H 10.63 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in

Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure between 1780 and 1785. He is portrayed in typical style, his head garlanded with g...

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Antique 1780s English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Figure Faun with Flute, Wedgwood, circa 1870
Figure Faun with Flute, Wedgwood, circa 1870

Figure Faun with Flute, Wedgwood, circa 1870

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H 17.5 in W 7 in D 5 in

Figure Faun with Flute, Wedgwood, circa 1870

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

After the antique “Piping Faun” now in the Louvre Museum; the result of it being bought by Napoleon from the Borghese collection. The "Piping Faun" is a marble sculpture by the Ita...

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Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Pottery

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Stoneware

Antique Pottery Figure of a Pig Portobello Pottery, Scotland, Early 19th Century
Antique Pottery Figure of a Pig Portobello Pottery, Scotland, Early 19th Century

Antique Pottery Figure of a Pig Portobello Pottery, Scotland, Early 19th Century

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

A very rare model of a standing sponged decorated pig modeled standing against the trunk of a tree on a green base. Pigs were not a fashionable figure to produce in the early 19th ce...

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Antique 1820s Scottish Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery Official Figure, 17th Century
Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery Official Figure, 17th Century

Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery Official Figure, 17th Century

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Chinese pottery official, the partially glazed figure standing with bundle of goods beneath one arm, wearing a black painted overcoat with red buttons and sash over a green glazed tu...

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Scottish Pottery Figure of a Bird with a Folk Artistic Appeal Early 19th Century
Scottish Pottery Figure of a Bird with a Folk Artistic Appeal Early 19th Century

Scottish Pottery Figure of a Bird with a Folk Artistic Appeal Early 19th Century

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

Scottish pottery figure of a bird with a folk artistic appeal, early 19th century and probably Portobello Pottery. The figure is hollow based and exceptionally rare emanating an amus...

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Antique 1820s Scottish Ceramics

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Pottery

Staffordshire Pottery Tree Trunk Pearlware Figure of a Cow with Farmer, English
Staffordshire Pottery Tree Trunk Pearlware Figure of a Cow with Farmer, English

Staffordshire Pottery Tree Trunk Pearlware Figure of a Cow with Farmer, English

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

A rare pearlware "tree trunk" spill vase figure of a cow with farmer, a calf and a dog. Interestingly the cow is actually named"COW" on its back, an amusing touch, as if the bovine ...

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Antique Early 19th Century English George IV More Furniture and Collecti...

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Nice Example of a Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse
Nice Example of a Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse

Nice Example of a Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse

Located in Paris, FR

Earthenware with painted decoration Condition: Generally good, considerable white and red pigments remain, some black and green, also some earthen deposits. Light paint chipping, ri...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Tang Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Snuff Box with the Figure of a Dog in Repose
Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Snuff Box with the Figure of a Dog in Repose

Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Snuff Box with the Figure of a Dog in Repose

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

A rare antique Staffordshire pottery pearlware glaze snuff box with original screw fitting cover. Pottery snuff boxes portable, small and fragile are not surpisingly rare to find t...

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Antique 1820s British Boxes

Helge Christoffersen Figure for Royal Copenhagen
Helge Christoffersen Figure for Royal Copenhagen

Helge Christoffersen Figure for Royal Copenhagen

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H 14 in W 7 in D 7 in

Helge Christoffersen Figure for Royal Copenhagen

By Helge Christoffersen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Helge Christoffersen Figure for Royal Copenhagen.

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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Greek Black Figure Pottery Vase, 490 BC
Ancient Greek Black Figure Pottery Vase, 490 BC

Ancient Greek Black Figure Pottery Vase, 490 BC

Located in London, GB

An ancient Greek Attic black-figure lekythos, dating to around 490 BC. Of Classic form, the piriform body sits upon a disc base, with a strap handle and tall neck flaring graceful...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Greek Attic Black Figure Pottery Lekythos, 490 BC
Ancient Greek Attic Black Figure Pottery Lekythos, 490 BC

Ancient Greek Attic Black Figure Pottery Lekythos, 490 BC

Located in London, GB

An ancient Greek Attic black-figure lekythos, dating to circa 490 BC. A joyous scene decorates the body of this elegant black-figure lekythos (oil flask). We see a procession, per...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Antique Orientalist Musterschutz Amphora Pottery Figural Charger in Relief c1910
Antique Orientalist Musterschutz Amphora Pottery Figural Charger in Relief c1910

Antique Orientalist Musterschutz Amphora Pottery Figural Charger in Relief c1910

By Musterschutz

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique German Amphora pottery charger by Musterschutz offers Moorish scene in relief with horse and rider, maker stamped en verso as photographed, c1910 Measures- 2.25'' H x 15....

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Early 20th Century German Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Antique English George Jones Majolica Pottery Figural Sardine Box, 19th C
Antique English George Jones Majolica Pottery Figural Sardine Box, 19th C

Antique English George Jones Majolica Pottery Figural Sardine Box, 19th C

By George Jones

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique English Majolica sardine box by George Jones offers pottery construction with figural cover having sardine form handle over cobalt blue glazed lid with seaweed leaves in r...

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Antique 19th Century English Pottery

Materials

Pottery

1970s Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Sweden Zoo Figure Rhino Scandinavian Pottery
1970s Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Sweden Zoo Figure Rhino Scandinavian Pottery

1970s Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Sweden Zoo Figure Rhino Scandinavian Pottery

By Gustavsberg

Located in Brescia, IT

Stoneware animals Perfect condition. Measures: Rhino H 10 x 19 cm.     

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

English Pottery Pratt Colored Cow Creamer with Calf, Right Facing Figure
English Pottery Pratt Colored Cow Creamer with Calf, Right Facing Figure

English Pottery Pratt Colored Cow Creamer with Calf, Right Facing Figure

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A rare form prattware cow creamer with her calf, modeled standing on a green and yellow striped base, most likely made in Yorkshire, England, circa 1810. One of a pair offered indiv...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

English Pottery Pratt Colored Cow Creamer with Calf, Facing Figure, circa 1810
English Pottery Pratt Colored Cow Creamer with Calf, Facing Figure, circa 1810

English Pottery Pratt Colored Cow Creamer with Calf, Facing Figure, circa 1810

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A rare form Prattware cow creamer with her calf, modeled standing on a green and yellow striped base, most likely made in Yorkshire, England, circa 1810. One of a pair offered indiv...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

1960s Italian Black White Art Pottery Majolica Cat Figure Mancioli Raymor
1960s Italian Black White Art Pottery Majolica Cat Figure Mancioli Raymor

1960s Italian Black White Art Pottery Majolica Cat Figure Mancioli Raymor

By Mancioli Pottery

Located in Wilton, CT

Vintage, large, press molded Italian pottery tabby cat figure standing alert, circa 1960s. Attributed to Mancioli Pottery. Realistically modeled with ears pricked and striking yellow...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

"Shadow Scholar" Jade Glazed Vessel
"Shadow Scholar" Jade Glazed Vessel

"Shadow Scholar" Jade Glazed Vessel

Located in Chicago, IL

Like red- and black-figure pottery created by ancient Greeks, this striking container alternates two decorative techniques that make careful use of positive and negative space.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Antique Figural Rookwood Pottery King Fisher Bookends by Wm. McDonald
Pair of Antique Figural Rookwood Pottery King Fisher Bookends by Wm. McDonald

Pair of Antique Figural Rookwood Pottery King Fisher Bookends by Wm. McDonald

By Rookwood Pottery Co.

Located in Big Flats, NY

Pair of bird bookends by William Purcell McDonald with Rookwood Pottery offer mold #2657, King Fisher, blue glazing with maker and artist mark as photographed, circa 1927. Measure...

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20th Century American Bookends

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Early 20th Century Italian Set Of Five Decorative Etruscan Style Lekythos Vases
Early 20th Century Italian Set Of Five Decorative Etruscan Style Lekythos Vases

Early 20th Century Italian Set Of Five Decorative Etruscan Style Lekythos Vases

Located in London, GB

This is a magnificent set of 5 of highly decorative early 20th Century Etruscan style Lekythos vases also known as black-figure pottery painting. Figures and ornaments were painted o...

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Antique Early 1900s Italian Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Mata Ortiz Figural Pottery Basket
Mata Ortiz Figural Pottery Basket

Mata Ortiz Figural Pottery Basket

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H 9.5 in W 8 in D 8 in

Mata Ortiz Figural Pottery Basket

By Mata Ortiz

Located in Pasadena, CA

This stunning Mata Ortiz basket was created by Nicolas Ortiz and it is signed on the bottom. The elegant design employs the stylized heads of jaguars to form the supports for the car...

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20th Century Mexican Native American Native American Objects

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Pottery

Rare C19th Pottery Nodding Figure
Rare C19th Pottery Nodding Figure

Rare C19th Pottery Nodding Figure

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H 7.49 in W 5.91 in D 5.12 in

Rare C19th Pottery Nodding Figure

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

A rare C19th English pottery figure of a seated Japanese gentleman in traditional robes, with a nodding head which is lead weighted inside to make his head rock, with a bottle and cu...

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Antique 1850s English Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery, Paint

Americana / Folk Art, Figural Black Musician Piggy Bank, Pottery
Americana / Folk Art, Figural Black Musician Piggy Bank, Pottery

Americana / Folk Art, Figural Black Musician Piggy Bank, Pottery

Located in Buffalo, NY

Charming Americana folk art piggy bank, depicting black figure, appears to be 1930s jazz musician.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Beautiful Art Deco Pottery Porcelain Figure
Beautiful Art Deco Pottery Porcelain Figure

Beautiful Art Deco Pottery Porcelain Figure

By GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautiful Art Deco Pottery Porcelain Sculpture, hand made in Austria (please see one of the pic that shows the bottom of the piece) by Lorenzl/Austria

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20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Antique Japanese Satsuma Gilt & Embossed Figural Pottery Vase C1930
Antique Japanese Satsuma Gilt & Embossed Figural Pottery Vase C1930

Antique Japanese Satsuma Gilt & Embossed Figural Pottery Vase C1930

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Japanese Satsuma Gilt & Embossed Figural Pottery Vase C1930 Measures - 12.5"h x 7.5"diam A beautifully crafted antique Japanese Satsuma vase from circa 1930, featuring intric...

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Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Antique Bennington Pottery School Figural Spaniel in Rockingham Glaze
Antique Bennington Pottery School Figural Spaniel in Rockingham Glaze

Antique Bennington Pottery School Figural Spaniel in Rockingham Glaze

By Bennington Potters

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Bennington Pottery School figural dog offers spaniel form in Rockingham glaze, circa 1849 Measures: 12.25" H x 9.25" bs W x 5.75" D.

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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Rockingham Pottery Figure of a Lion
Rockingham Pottery Figure of a Lion

Rockingham Pottery Figure of a Lion

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H 12.75 in W 15 in D 6.5 in

Rockingham Pottery Figure of a Lion

Located in Essex, MA

Standing on a ball with tail waving.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Animal Sculptures

Antique Late 19th Century Salt Glazed Pottery Figural Dog Cigar Holder
Antique Late 19th Century Salt Glazed Pottery Figural Dog Cigar Holder

Antique Late 19th Century Salt Glazed Pottery Figural Dog Cigar Holder

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique late 19th century salt glazed pottery figural dog cigar holder, matchstick holder and ashtray.

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Antique Late 19th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Pottery

Continental Majolica Pottery Figure of a Lady and Bird, 19th Century
Continental Majolica Pottery Figure of a Lady and Bird, 19th Century

Continental Majolica Pottery Figure of a Lady and Bird, 19th Century

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Continental 19th century majolica pottery figure of a lady and bird Additional information: Materials: Pottery Color: Blue Period: 19th century Styles: Figurative Item Type: Vin...

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Antique 19th Century French Provincial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Bennington Pottery School Figural Batter Jug in Rockingham Glaze, circa 1849
Bennington Pottery School Figural Batter Jug in Rockingham Glaze, circa 1849

Bennington Pottery School Figural Batter Jug in Rockingham Glaze, circa 1849

By Bennington Potters

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Bennington pottery school figural batter jug offers pub master form in Rockingham glaze, circa 1849 Measures: 11.75" H x 6.25" W x 8" D.

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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Antique Art Deco Figural Pottery and Slag Glass Table Lamp C1930
Antique Art Deco Figural Pottery and Slag Glass Table Lamp C1930

Antique Art Deco Figural Pottery and Slag Glass Table Lamp C1930

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Art Deco Figural Pottery and Slag Glass Table Lamp C1930 Measures - 13.25"H x 10.25"W x 4.25"D

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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery, Glass

Michael Andersen Pottery, Bornholm, Large Figure of Fisherman's Wife
Michael Andersen Pottery, Bornholm, Large Figure of Fisherman's Wife

Michael Andersen Pottery, Bornholm, Large Figure of Fisherman's Wife

Located in København, Copenhagen

Michael Andersen pottery from Bornholm. Large figure of fisherman's wife. Measures: 23.5 x 16 cm. Perfect condition.

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20th Century Danish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Figural Face Ceramic Pottery Bowl
Mid-Century Modern Figural Face Ceramic Pottery Bowl

Mid-Century Modern Figural Face Ceramic Pottery Bowl

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Mid-Century Modern Picasso style brown glazed stoneware bowl with hand painted face to interior. Underside signed illegibly.

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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, Green Glazed Pottery Figure of Bacchus and Donkey
Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, Green Glazed Pottery Figure of Bacchus and Donkey

Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, Green Glazed Pottery Figure of Bacchus and Donkey

Located in København, Copenhagen

Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, green glazed pottery figure of Bacchus and donkey. Stamped. In perfect condition. Measures: Height 18 cm., length 27 cm.

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20th Century Swedish Art Deco Ceramics

John Maltby Studio Pottery Sculptural Figure of an Angel on a Dog
John Maltby Studio Pottery Sculptural Figure of an Angel on a Dog

John Maltby Studio Pottery Sculptural Figure of an Angel on a Dog

By John Maltby

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A stylish and individual studio pottery ceramic glazed sculptural figure of an angel riding on the back of a dog by distinguished English sculptor John Maltby (1936-2020) and probabl...

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Early 2000s English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Rare Arne Bang, Art Pottery Bottle / Decanter with Stopper, Female Figure, 1940s
Rare Arne Bang, Art Pottery Bottle / Decanter with Stopper, Female Figure, 1940s

Rare Arne Bang, Art Pottery Bottle / Decanter with Stopper, Female Figure, 1940s

By Arne Bang

Located in København, Copenhagen

Rare Arne Bang, art pottery bottle / decanter with stopper, female figure, 1940s. Glaze in green and blue nuances. In perfect condition. Marked "AB". Measures: Height ...

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Vintage 1940s Danish Bottles

Ancient Greek Apulian Red-Figure Ceramic Pottery Bottle, 4th Century B.C.
Ancient Greek Apulian Red-Figure Ceramic Pottery Bottle, 4th Century B.C.

Ancient Greek Apulian Red-Figure Ceramic Pottery Bottle, 4th Century B.C.

Located in London, GB

A particularly finely painted ancient Greek Apulian red-figure bottle, dating to the 4th century B.C. A classically elegant form, sitting on a disc base, with a squat piriform bod...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Antiquities

Oversized English Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Figural White Stork Cane Stand
Oversized English Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Figural White Stork Cane Stand

Oversized English Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Figural White Stork Cane Stand

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Big Flats, NY

An oversized English Joseph Holdcroft hand painted Majolica art pottery cane stand offers figural white stork with eel in marsh setting with cattails, circa 1880 ***DELIVERY NOTICE ...

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Antique 19th Century English Umbrella Stands

Materials

Majolica, Pottery

Antique Theodore Deck Figural Faience Majolica Jardiniere, Garden Scene, 19th C.
Antique Theodore Deck Figural Faience Majolica Jardiniere, Garden Scene, 19th C.

Antique Theodore Deck Figural Faience Majolica Jardiniere, Garden Scene, 19th C.

By Theodore Deck

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique jardiere by Theodore Deck (French, 1823-1891) offers Majolica faience pottery construction with double figural wild cat handles and hand painted garden scene including flo...

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Antique 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Staffordshire Pottery Figure of a Woodchopper Lumberjack
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of a Woodchopper Lumberjack

Staffordshire Pottery Figure of a Woodchopper Lumberjack

By Staffordshire

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Staffordshire Pottery figure with a pastoral theme. Features a woodchopper (lumberjack) carrying an axe, a flask (of whiskey perhaps) and other tools. His trusty dog sits by his side...

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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Antique Italian Majolica Figural Chicken Pottery Egg Plate 19th C
Antique Italian Majolica Figural Chicken Pottery Egg Plate 19th C

Antique Italian Majolica Figural Chicken Pottery Egg Plate 19th C

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Italian Majolica figural egg plate offers pottery construction in leaf form with central chicken with surrounding egg receivers, 19th century Measures - plate 4.25''H x...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Rörstrand Stoneware Figure by Gunnar Nylund, Fish
Rörstrand Stoneware Figure by Gunnar Nylund, Fish

Rörstrand Stoneware Figure by Gunnar Nylund, Fish

Located in København, Copenhagen

Rörstrand stoneware figure by Gunnar Nylund, fish. In perfect condition. 1st. factory quality. Measures: 16 x 14.5 cm.

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Pottery

Guido Gambone Italian Modernist Abstract Figural Tray
Guido Gambone Italian Modernist Abstract Figural Tray

Guido Gambone Italian Modernist Abstract Figural Tray

By Guido Gambone

Located in Palm Springs, CA

An Italian abstract modern figural tray with foamy glaze created by Guido Gambone of Italy. Tray measures 5.25" x 4.5" and is signed Gambone, Italy with donkey mark. In excellent vin...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

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Ceramic

Sylvac English Art Deco Large Pottery Chimpanzee Figure
Sylvac English Art Deco Large Pottery Chimpanzee Figure

Sylvac English Art Deco Large Pottery Chimpanzee Figure

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A charming and well modeled Art Deco pottery of a chimpanzee made in England by Sylvac and dating from around 1940/50. The chimpanzee sits on its hind legs and holds a carrot in one ...

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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Figure Pottery Vase, Spain
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Figure Pottery Vase, Spain

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Figure Pottery Vase, Spain

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Large Mid-Century Modern ceramic pottery vessel featuring dimensional figures in a matte turquoise textural finish. This sculptural handmade vase is marked "Spain" and numbered on ...

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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Handmade Vintage Dark Green Pottery Vase with Figural Relief Design, Greece
Handmade Vintage Dark Green Pottery Vase with Figural Relief Design, Greece

Handmade Vintage Dark Green Pottery Vase with Figural Relief Design, Greece

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful vintage dark green pottery vase with raised figural relief design and loop handles. Handmade in Greece as show in image #10. Vase measures: 8.25 in. H x 6.50 diameter. ...

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20th Century Greek Vases

Materials

Pottery

Lovely Satsuma Pottery of Meditating Buddha Figure, Table Lamp Japan 1950s
Lovely Satsuma Pottery of Meditating Buddha Figure, Table Lamp Japan 1950s

Lovely Satsuma Pottery of Meditating Buddha Figure, Table Lamp Japan 1950s

By Satsuma

Located in Miami, FL

Finely detailed Satsuma table lamp of Buddha, 1950s Japan, on a richly decorated throne seating in a lotus position with hands on lap. This position signifies inner peace, clarity an...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Ancient Greek Paestan Red Figure Pottery Hydria - 350 BC
Ancient Greek Paestan Red Figure Pottery Hydria - 350 BC

Ancient Greek Paestan Red Figure Pottery Hydria - 350 BC

Located in London, GB

A beautiful, rare and well provenanced ancient Greek, Paestan Red-Figure Hydria (water carrying vessel), dating to the mid-4th century BC and attributed to the painter of the Louvre ...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

19th Century Grand Tour style Red-Figure Greek Hydria Pottery
19th Century Grand Tour style Red-Figure Greek Hydria Pottery

19th Century Grand Tour style Red-Figure Greek Hydria Pottery

Located in Nashville, TN

Grand Tour Red-Figure Greek hydria terra-cotta pottery. Item rests on a flared pedestal foot rising into a bulbous shaped body resolving into a narrow flared lip. Two side handles fo...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Clay

Seeger Collection Ancient Pre-Columbian Pottery Laughing Veracruz Figure, 550 AD
Seeger Collection Ancient Pre-Columbian Pottery Laughing Veracruz Figure, 550 AD

Seeger Collection Ancient Pre-Columbian Pottery Laughing Veracruz Figure, 550 AD

Located in London, GB

Pre-Columbian pottery laughing figure from the collection of Stanley Joseph Seeger (1930-2011). From Veracruz, Mexico, dating to 550-950 AD. The art of ancient Mexico seems to...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...

Michael Andersen Pottery from Bornholm, Large and Rare Figure of Gypsy Dancer
Michael Andersen Pottery from Bornholm, Large and Rare Figure of Gypsy Dancer

Michael Andersen Pottery from Bornholm, Large and Rare Figure of Gypsy Dancer

Located in København, Copenhagen

Michael Andersen pottery from Bornholm. Large and rare figure of gypsy dancer, Denmark, mid-20th century. Measures: 23 x 13 cm. Perfect condition. Marked. Artist signa...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Ceramics

Han Dynasty Black Stick Figure
Han Dynasty Black Stick Figure

Han Dynasty Black Stick Figure

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H 23 in W 5.5 in D 6 in

Han Dynasty Black Stick Figure

Located in Santa Monica, CA

As a result, everything inside her tomb site became charcoal like this black pottery figure. The Chinese authorities pay great attention to everything from this tomb, and only all...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Terra Cotta Pottery Pug Dog Figure from the Mario Buatta Collection
Antique Terra Cotta Pottery Pug Dog Figure from the Mario Buatta Collection

Antique Terra Cotta Pottery Pug Dog Figure from the Mario Buatta Collection

By Friedrich Goldscheider

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A very fine antique Austrian terra cotta dog figurine. Depicted with its head slightly cocked to one side and wearing a Fez hat. From the collection of Mario Buatta. A stylish fig...

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Female Figural Ceramic Sculpture
Female Figural Ceramic Sculpture

Female Figural Ceramic Sculpture

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H 15 in W 7 in D 9 in

Female Figural Ceramic Sculpture

Located in Culver City, CA

Unique handmade sculpture.

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Mid-20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Ancient China  Rare Black Chinese Stick Figure, Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD
Ancient China  Rare Black Chinese Stick Figure, Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD

Ancient China Rare Black Chinese Stick Figure, Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD

Located in South Burlington, VT

His hair modeled to suggest a long pony tail tied in a topknot. Rare type: black/gray fired pottery. Mounted on a custom metal stand.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Hand Painted Large Chinese Mudman Figure
Vintage Hand Painted Large Chinese Mudman Figure

Vintage Hand Painted Large Chinese Mudman Figure

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Vintage hand painted large 12” Chinese Mudman figure This spectacular, high quality large mudman is for the advanced collector. It depicts a seated elder; a bearded scholar holdin...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

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A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Oinochoe, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Oinochoe, 19th Century Description: Black-figure, a style of ancient Greek vase painting characterized by black, silhouetted figures painted on...

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Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars

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Terracotta

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Located in Soho, London, GB

Black Glazen Column Krater mid-4th century BC, Apulia With broad avoid body on a short echinus foot and thick mouth. The two handles form loops around the shoulders. Resembling the...

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Attic Black-Figured Neck Amphora

$35,000

H 7.5 in Dm 5 in

Attic Black-Figured Neck Amphora

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This small but superbly painted Neck Amphora is attributed to the Light-Make Class. It's central scene is decorated with an armored hoplite wearing greaves and a Corinthian helmet. H...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Greek Grand Tour Terracotta Jar
19th Century Greek Grand Tour Terracotta Jar

19th Century Greek Grand Tour Terracotta Jar

Located in Bradenton, FL

Late 19th Century Grand Tour style terracotta vessel decorated with Grecian figures with Amphora form, two handles on neck. Hand painted. Dimensions: 8.5"H x 7"W; Mouth opening is ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Apulian Red-Figured Nestoris
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Apulian Red-Figured Nestoris

$9,000

H 6.5 in Dm 6 in

Apulian Red-Figured Nestoris

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This somewhat rare South Italian ceramic vessel is called a nestoris, or two handled wine jar. The obverse is decorated with a seated youth wearing a tunic, pilos helmet and high lac...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century
A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century

$1,680Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.08 in Dm 3.94 in

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century Description: A narrow body, a single handle attached to the neck, and a flared base and lip. Lekythoi were primarily use...

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Antique 19th Century Greek Grand Tour Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Apulian Magna Graecia Bell Krater, c. 350 BC.
Ancient Apulian Magna Graecia Bell Krater, c. 350 BC.

Ancient Apulian Magna Graecia Bell Krater, c. 350 BC.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A finely crafted Ancient Apulian Magna Graecia Bell Krater, dating to c. 350 BC, used as a wine mixing bowl in classical antiquity. This red-figure pottery vessel features twin handl...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Attic Black-Figured Hydria
Attic Black-Figured Hydria

Attic Black-Figured Hydria

Sold|$90,000

H 20 in Dm 15 in

Attic Black-Figured Hydria

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

An imposing vessel, this hydria is designed around a central panel depicting the wedding procession of Peleus and Thetis. The couple stands together in a quadriga, the groom controll...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Greek Terracotta Black-Figured Neck Amphora, 510 BC
Ancient Greek Terracotta Black-Figured Neck Amphora, 510 BC

Ancient Greek Terracotta Black-Figured Neck Amphora, 510 BC

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Attributed to the Manner of The Antimenes Painter. Side A features bearded Dionysos at the centre, with his head turned back, clad in a himation with a patterned border over an ankl...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Greco Roman Vases

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Terracotta

Grand Tour Amphora Vase Decorated with Classical Figures
Grand Tour Amphora Vase Decorated with Classical Figures

Grand Tour Amphora Vase Decorated with Classical Figures

Located in Milford, NH

18th/19th century Grand Tour Amphora vase on hand wrought iron tripod base. Very good overall condition, with expected losses, great surface patina, and expected wear from age and u...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Vases

Materials

Wrought Iron

1930s Rudolf Knörlein Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Woman Ceramic
1930s Rudolf Knörlein Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Woman Ceramic

1930s Rudolf Knörlein Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Woman Ceramic

By Rudolf Knörlein, GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953)

Located in Brescia, IT

RUDOLF KNORLEIN / GOLDSCHEIDER Art Deco Figure Wien, 1930 Polychrome ceramic Excellent Condiction No Chips, No Crack.

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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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