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Low Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, Ming Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
A rolled-up scroll or treasured root pot may have once been among the treasured objects stored in
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful organic shaped Cypress root brush pot. This cypress root was carved out to hold the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Scholar's Objects

Materials

Cypress

19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful organic shaped Cypress root brush pot. This cypress root was carved out to hold the
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Cypress

19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful organic shaped Cypress root brush pot. This cypress root was carved out to hold the
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Cypress

19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful organic shaped Cypress root brush pot. This cypress root was carved out to hold the
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Cypress

Fine Chinese Bamboo Root Carved Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
This antique hand carved Chinese bamboo root brush pot is in excellent condition. No cracks in the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Chinese Root Wood Calligraphy Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautiful 19th century Chinese brush pot made from a hardwood root. The root brush pot
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Chinese Fire Screen Made of Burlwood with a Silk Inset
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese-style (19th Century) root fire screen with beige silk embroidered panel.  
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Silk

Japanese Root Wood Basket / Centerpiece, /Folk Art circa 1930
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
French root wood cache pot or centerpiece, circa 1930 Made from root wood or twigs bound with
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Vintage 1930s Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Root Medium Blue Vase in Glass by Driade
By Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
leaves?” The root vases are ambivalent objects that combine simple lines with an iconic shape. An outer
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Root Medium Blue Vase in Glass by Driade
H 13.7 in W 4.7 in D 4.7 in
Root Small Blue Vase in Glass by Driade
By Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
leaves?” The root vases are ambivalent objects that combine simple lines with an iconic shape. An outer
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Root Small Blue Vase in Glass by Driade
H 9.8 in W 4.7 in D 4.7 in
Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
This antique hand carved Chinese bamboo root brush pot is in excellent condition. No cracks in the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Rare Traditional Chinese Bamboo Hand-carved Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
This antique hand carved Chinese bamboo root brush pot is in excellent condition. No cracks in the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Set of Two Vases by Woodworker Roger Sloan, US, 1970s
By Roger Sloan
Located in Berlin, DE
oak root cross-sections. Roger Sloan's pieces have been featured in Fine Woodworking magazine. The
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Driftwood Glass Planter Insert Coffee Center Table
Located in Thiensville, WI
tree trunks with their entangled root bases. The strong base is realized with a 3/8 inch oval shaped
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Driftwood

Untitled Vessel #20, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #20, USA
Untitled Vessel #20, USA
H 38 in W 27 in D 10 in
Untitled Vessel #23, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #23, USA
Untitled Vessel #23, USA
H 19.5 in W 21 in D 18 in
Untitled Vessel #21, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #21, USA
Untitled Vessel #21, USA
H 31.5 in W 24.5 in D 21 in
Untitled Vessel #19
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #19
Untitled Vessel #19
H 37.5 in W 26 in D 18 in
Untitled Vessel #18, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #18, USA
Untitled Vessel #18, USA
H 26 in W 23 in D 19.5 in
Untitled Vessel #17, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #17, USA
Untitled Vessel #17, USA
H 32 in W 24 in D 14 in
Untitled Vessel #16, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #16, USA
Untitled Vessel #16, USA
H 34 in W 28 in D 18 in
Untitled Vessel #15, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #15, USA
Untitled Vessel #15, USA
H 46 in W 30 in D 13 in
Untitled Vessel #13, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #13, USA
Untitled Vessel #13, USA
H 36 in W 26 in D 22 in
Untitled Vessel #12, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Vessel #12, USA
Untitled Vessel #12, USA
H 48 in W 28 in D 15 in
Curtis Fontaine, Untitled Vessel #9, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Curtis Fontaine, Untitled Vessel #10, USA
By Curtis Fontaine
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Curtis Fontaine, Untitled Vessel #7, USA
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Curtis Fontaine, Untitled Vessel #6, USA
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Curtis Fontaine, Untitled Vessel #8, USA
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Curtis Fontaine, Untitled Vessel #3, USA
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work
Category

2010s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Shigaraki Tsubo by Kato Takahiko
By Kato Takahiko
Located in New York, NY
went to Shigaraki, and thus the family took root there. It was common long ago for potters to offer
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases

Shigaraki Tsubo by Kato Takahiko
Shigaraki Tsubo by Kato Takahiko
H 12.5 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Chamberlain Worcester Mantle Garniture
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Katonah, NY
pair of root pots painted with a neoclassical design. Contrasting gilded diamonds and black semi
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Neoclassical Garniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Daqi Door Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A rolled-up scroll or treasured root pot may have once been among the treasured objects stored in
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

A Burlwood Root Brush Pot
Located in NYC, NY
A fine scholars brush pot carved from a single piece of rare burlwood root.
Category

Early 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Burl

Chinese Scholar's Root Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous 19th century Chinese Scholar's brush pot created from a natural occuring root burl. A
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Chinese Scholar's Root Brush Pot
Chinese Scholar's Root Brush Pot
H 8.5 in W 8.5 in D 6.5 in
Monumental Chinese Root Scroll Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted from a gnarled tree root, this container once stored painting scrolls in a scholar’s studio
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

Monumental Chinese Root Scroll Pot
Monumental Chinese Root Scroll Pot
H 9.25 in W 13 in D 12.5 in
Antique Japanese Large Bamboo Root Brush Pot
Located in Rochester, NY
An unusually large antique 19th century Japanese natural bamboo brush pot measuring 11 1/2 inches
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Wrought Iron Umbrella or Firetool Stand
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stylish 19th Century wrought iron stand, the hooped arms over hand forged shaft with root like base
Category

Antique 19th Century English Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Scholars' Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century Chinese scholars' burled root brush pot with well worn patina and traces of
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Scholars' Brush Pot
Scholars' Brush Pot
H 9 in W 7 in D 7 in
Scholars' Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century burled root Chinese scholars' brush pot with wonderful patina and traces of
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Folk Art Sculptures

Scholars' Brush Pot
Scholars' Brush Pot
H 9 in W 7 in D 7 in
Qing Dynasty Chinese Rootwood Scroll Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A distinguished member of the Chinese literati would have used this root wood pot to hold their
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair of Polished Wood Pots on Stand
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Two large wooden pots on stands, painted inside following the natural grain of the trees root and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Pair of Polished Wood Pots on Stand
Pair of Polished Wood Pots on Stand
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H 190 in Dm 50 in
Large Vintage Vase, Oriental, Ironstone, Decorative, Pot, Centrepiece
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large, vintage vase. An oriental, ironstone decorative pot or centrepiece and dating to
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Green and Turquoise Glaze Ginger Pot, Borneo, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
18th century Borneo terracotta pot used to store ginger root. Beautiful green/turquoise glaze
Category

Antique 18th Century Indonesian Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Gnarled Trunk Mortar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional scholars' brush pot carved from root wood, the mortar is appreciated for its organic form and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Primitive Planters, Cachepots and Jardi...

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Two-Door Painted Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A rolled-up scroll or root wood brush pot may have once been among the treasured objects stored in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Two-Door Painted Chest
19th Century Chinese Two-Door Painted Chest
H 27.5 in W 32.5 in L 27.5 in
La Soupe – Original Émile Deyrolle French Mounted & Hanging Offset Lithograph
By Emile Deyrolle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, original Carant printing, not a reproduction. The illustrated teaching chart outlines the various root
Category

Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Ko-Bizen Water Jar ‘Mizusashi’ Named “Matsugane”, 16th Century
Located in Milano, IT
builds up to the face of the pot and fuses with the clay body, creating a glaze with stunning effects
Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Scholars' Root Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
early 19th century scroll pot made of hand-carved root wood has an organic form that would have been
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Wood

Chinese Scholars' Root Pot, c. 1800
Chinese Scholars' Root Pot, c. 1800
H 15.75 in W 16.5 in D 11.25 in
19th Century Rustic Palm Root Storage Pot from Guatemala
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century palm root storage pot from Guatemala. This antique round-shaped palm root pot has a
Category

Antique 19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Pair of Old Paris Miniature Cachepots
Located in Savannah, GA
Unmarked pair of miniature Old Paris cachepots (or root pots). Each is painted in delicate floral
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Old Paris Miniature Cachepots
Pair of Old Paris Miniature Cachepots
H 4.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
19th Century Chinese Book Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A rolled-up scroll or treasured root pot may have once been some of the erudite objects stored in
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Book Chest
19th Century Chinese Book Chest
H 31.75 in W 34 in D 16 in
Large Hand Produced Burr Elm Root wood Brush Pot, 1980s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A large hand produced brush pot made from Burr Elm. A very sculptural piece with textured exterior
Category

20th Century English Natural Specimens

Materials

Elm

Roger Sloan twig pot
By Roger Sloan
Located in Chicago, IL
Ovoid walnut twig pot inlaid with oak root cross-sections. Michigan woodworker Roger Sloan's pieces
Category

20th Century American Vases

Materials

Walnut

Roger Sloan twig pot
Roger Sloan twig pot
H 3.25 in Dm 5 in
French Terracotta Confit Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous French partially glazed antique terra-cotta confit pot, dating back to the 1800s or
Category

Early 20th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Terracotta

French Terracotta Confit Pot
French Terracotta Confit Pot
H 13 in W 12 in D 10 in
Roger Sloan Walnut Weed Pot Thin Edge Inlaid Vase
By Roger Sloan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Walnut weed vase with inlay of oak root cross section pattern and off center neck by Michigan
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Walnut

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Stand / 1868-1920 / Exhibition Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
period (1868-1920). In Japan and China, it was customary to make such a Stand and place flower pots
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Iron Hanging Flower Vase & Two Monkey Hangers, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
27 inch high ensemble with the two monkey iron hangers and the pot is 5.5 inches wide and each
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Iron

Coffee Table, 1973, Alveo, Burr Thuya Brass Willy Rizzo Bar Bohemian Vintage
By Willy Rizzo
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
, it is shown here full of pot pourri. It could be adapted as a display compartment by fixing a Perspex
Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the root pot you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, cypress and softwood, every root pot was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a root pot — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much is a Root Pot?

The average selling price for a root pot at 1stDibs is $1,880, while they’re typically $560 on the low end and $6,500 for the highest priced.