P.G. Ruskin & Company LLC Vases and Vessels

Charles Andre (American, b. mid‑20th c.) two spalted wood vases. Both are turned from elm, showcasing beautiful spalting details that trace through the forms, enhanced by a smooth, p...

Pair of Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Temple Jars with Gilded Foo Dog Finials, China, Mid-20th Century A vibrant and stately pair of large-s...

Late 19th/Early 20th c., large Japanese Meiji bronze floor urn. The principal decoration on both sides of the vase is rendered in beautiful and strong relief. One side depicts birds, possibly skylarks, in flight and on flowering cherry blossom branches. The opposite side depicts herons wading and alighting on a flowering tree. the upper and lower portions of urn are decorated with repeating arched lozenges detailed with scrolls and flora. The urn is adorned with foo dog handles, unmarked. This is an impressive and beautiful bronze urn. In bronze-working, Meiji period craftsmen were newly empowered to attempt distinctive, innovative, and complex pieces. Makers were influenced less by the West than by China, which had had a relationship with Japan stretching back thousands of years, far further than Japan’s recent association with Western powers. Artistry in bronze-work reached new heights in the Meiji period, as a number of metalworking schools developed, creating intricate pieces including vases, sculptures...

Mid/Late 20th c., Japan, blue glazed water basin/ikebana vessel, stamped on underside. The ceramic has an angular, L-shaped form. The outer part is covered with a deep blue glaze, a...

Jean Marais (French 1913-1998), a black lustre glazed terracotta vase of nudes holding draped scarves, c.1960, signed 'Jean Marais'. Included in the sale is a hardcover copy of L'O...

19th Century oval shaped lidded wooden rice container, likely Chinese. This is a hand hewn item made from a tree trunk and fitted with a base and lid mad...

A 19th Century hand hewn tree trunk storage barrel with lid. This large lidded barrel has oodles of character. The organic shape of the barrel retains the shape of the tree from whic...

Late 20th century, American, large turned wood vase, possibly yew. The vase has been indistinctly branded on the base. A beautifully turned vase with...

Early 20th century Mangbetu chief's pot, from DR Congo, a distinctive and beautiful anthropomorphic sculpture. This style of terracotta pot m...

20th c., a pair of Japanese Kutani style porcelain lidded jars, stamped on Porcelaine de Paris underside of foot. The mark indicates the piece was produced in the 1970's. The jars are decorated in deep orange, tangerine and gold motifs on a white background. On one side, both jars have matching decoration depicting a scroll showing a pastoral scene. On the other side, each jar has a seperate floral depiction; one including bamboo. Both are highly decorative. Founded 1773 by Jean-Baptiste Locre, Porcelaine de Paris, was one of the first manufactures to use the Chinese secret of porcelain. It immediately aimed for the luxury trade, selling to the Royal Courts of Europe. After surviving the French Revolution, Porcelaine de Paris steadily produced tableware as well as purely decorative pieces, receiving orders from all over Europe. Productivity was astonishing, creating one new model every day over 30 years! Around 1830, Jean-Marx Clauss, a German-born potter bought a building at Rue de la Pierre-Levee, where he took over Locre's activity. M. Achille Bloch...