18th Century and Earlier Decorative Bowls

Antique blue and white pearlware footed bowl with pebbled "terra tersia" band and white rope-twist handles. England, circa 1800. Dimensions: 8" handle to handle x 3.63" H; 6.75" dia...

Exceptional Swedish birch burl Bowl ca 1750 It has an exquisite, silky smooth patina that can only be achieved through centuries of human touch. The almost mahogany depth in color ...

Bronze mortar with garlands, flowers and putti - Tuscany , second half of 17th century. Measures: height 10 diameter : 13 cm Artisans and healers used mortars for grinding food...

This nice mortar is made of white marble. This is a French work from 18th Century

A Korean ceramic porcelain bowl covered in a white glaze with a hint of bluish green circa 18th century, possibly earlier, of the Joseon Dynasty. The deep bowl is relatively large in...

Lovely larger bowl from the edo period. With richly decorated landscape scene. Stunning piece. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Bowls Region of Origin: Ja...

A remarkable large Chinese export blue and white punchbowl painted with a floral and brocade design, and featuring a stunning staple repair, 18th century...

Unusually large wooden bowl in untouched original condition. The bowl is made from birch root and because of that organically shaped. Original hinges in handwrought iron. The red pai...

Rare red pitcher ‘cantaro’ from Calanda, Aragon-Zaragoza area of Spain, circa 1750 a rare piece from a Private collection. Other examples can be seen in t...

Chinese export porcelain famille rose plate decorated with geese in a garden, 18th Century. Diameter 9in. The special wood stand is included.  

16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ceramic bowl from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural ...

This is an antique serving cup. A Continental, bronze goblet, dating to the late 18th century, circa 1800. Offering a delightfully natural weathered a...

A nice plate. Yongzheng - Qing Dynasty - Qing Period. Beutiful landscape scene. Condition 1 frit to the rim only. Size: 22.7x2.5CM DiameterxHeight Period 18th century

Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. This is a marriage, a combination between 2 sets. Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish. Additional information: Materia...

Kangxi period and amazing quality dish with different kind of flowers, trees and birds in verte palette on a black ground. Base with bamboo sprouts on yellow ground and a shop mark. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: ca 1700 Qing (1661 - 1912) Age: Pre...

Made from Circa 1750s; Chinese export creamer with "Nunquam Non-Paratus" motto over crest or coat of arms. Creamer measures approx. 3 3/4" tall x 6" from spout to handle. The Arm of...

A very nicely decorated bowl. Dating to around 1740. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Plates, Tea Drinking Region of Origin: China Period: 18th century Qi...

Unique Swedish folk-art bowl in a very unusual boat like shape. This wooden bowl is large and wide with date “1782” underneath along with a set of initials. An unusual detail is the ...

This large antique Hungarian dough bowl, is a striking example of early 20th-century rural craftsmanship. Hand-carved from solid wood around the early 1900s, the bowl measures just u...

This nice tea bowl/cup (might also be incense burner) from the early 17th century. With a Wucai/Verte scene of a wise man in a garden. The base with an overglaze red Chenghua mark. T...

Swedish Ostränna from 1744. Big trough used in cheese production. Made in pine wood 1744, with owner marks and date. Beautiful piece with old repairs an...

This beautiful and highly decorative pair of Costa Rican terracotta bowls are ovoid in shape and come from the Talamancan Mountains region. They are decorated stylized human faces in...

DESCRIPTION: Large Hispano-Moresque Copper Lustre Bowl, XVII Century, Spain. Round earthenware dish with metallic reflected decoration of a palm and flowers and with a filleted border. From the Spanish town of Manise, Valencia. Chips and flakes in the enamel and antique stapled...

This late 19th century footed bowl would have been offered by Chinese traders traveling along the Silk Road in exchange for spices or gems. The Chinese a...

A very nicely decorated bowl. Extremely well painted and rare with elephants/tigers and figures. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period...

Very nice ca 1790 Qianlong period. Inscription: William Brown & Eleanor Newcastle This refers to the Ship Eleanor and the owner/captain William Brown The Ship Eleanor was build in ...

Bronze baluster bowl. Antique bronze votive bowl with ten bronze balusters punctuating the outer surface in high relief. Italy 16th century. Dimensions: 5” diameter top x 3.25" H; ...

A large and heavy hand-carved wooden dough bowl from 18th to early 19th century Sweden, showcasing the beauty of wabi-sabi through its raw texture, asymmetrical lines, and timeworn p...

Nice kakiemon-style bowl with storage box. The bowl has a nice moulded rim, anhua decoration in the wall and a nice scene of Deer in movement. Additional information: Material: Porc...

17th century heavy copper bowls with ladle covered with tin, handmade fascinating, antique objects for collectors. The bowl is widely engraved by hand.

A very nicely decorated bowl. Extremely well painted and rare. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 18th century Qing (1661 - 1912) ...

This is a large and exquisite lacquered wooden tray, with floral decoration and polychrome rural scene, on blue background. The curved shape of the tray, on the front and on the sid...

Maiolica sugar bowl Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 3.54 x 4.52 x 3.54 in (9 x 11,5 x 9 cm) Weight: 0.394 lb (0.179 kg) State of conservation: small and slight chips on the edges. The small sugar bowl has a swollen and ribbed body resting on a flat base. The cap-shaped lid follows the rib of the container and is topped with a small knob in the shape of a two-colored fruit. The sugar bowl is painted “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) with the characteristic floral motif of bunches and isolated semis. An example which closely corresponds to this one is kept at the Civic Museum in Lodi (G. Gregorietti, Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia, Catalogo della Mostra, Milano, 1964 n. 137). This decorative style represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and later introduced by Antonio Ferretti to Italy. The production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces starting from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, was able to commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables, both with or without contour lines, as well as in purple or green monochrome. After efforts to introduce more industrial production techniques to the sector succeeded, even the Ferretti manufacture, in the last decade of the eighteenth century, started heading towards decline despite its attempts to adapt production to neoclassical tastes. In 1796 the Napoleonic battle for the conquest of the Lodi bridge over the Adda definitively compromised the furnaces. Production resumed, albeit in a rather stunted manner, until Antonio's death on 29 December 1810. (M. L. Gelmini, pp. 28-30, 38, 43 sgg., 130-136 (for Simpliciano); pp. 31 sgg., 45-47, 142-192 (for Antonio). Bibliography G. Gregorietti, Maioliche di Lodi Milano e Pavia Catalogo della Mostra, Milano, 1964 n. 137; C. Baroni, Storia delle ceramiche nel Lodigiano, in Archivio storico per la città e i comuni del circondario e della diocesi di Lodi, XXXIV (1915), pp. 118, 124, 142; XXXV (1916), pp. 5-8; C. Baroni, La maiolica antica di Lodi, in Archivio storico lombardo, LVIII (1931), pp. 453-455; L. Ciboldi, La maiolica lodigiana, in Archivio storico lodigiano, LXXX (1953), pp. 25 sgg.; S. Levy, Maioliche settecentesche lombarde e venete, Milano 1962, pp. 17 sgg.; A. Novasconi - S. Ferrari - S. Corvi, La ceramica lodigiana, Lodi 1964, ad Indicem; Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia (catal.), Milano 1964, p. 17; O. Ferrari - G. Scavizzi, Maioliche italiane del Seicento e del Settecento, Milano 1965, pp. 26 sgg.; G. C. Sciolla, Lodi. Museo civico, Bologna 1977, pp. 69-85 passim; G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981; M. Vitali, in Storia dell'arte ceramica...

A lovely Kangxi/Yongzheng period Plate dating to around 1720-1730. This is a very nice Imari landscape Period: Kangxi Country of origin: China⁠ Condition some fritting to the rim an...

Sharing with you this very nicely Dutch decorated Chinese Porcelain Yongzheng bowl. What you see is a Jingdezhen made porcelain bowl from around 1710-1730. Later decorated in Holland...

A Korean stoneware bowl from Goryeo dynasty circa 12th century. The conical form bowl with a small raised foot rim is covered in a celadon green glaze...

Qianlong, 18th century,Famille Rose. Famile rose enamels with a European harbor scene Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Category: Famille Rose Region of Origin: ...

DESCRIPTION: Large Hispano-Moresque Blue & Copper Lustre Bowl, XVII Century, Spain. Round earthenware dish with metallic reflected decoration of leaves with a central blue floral m...

A very nicely decorated plate. Symbols and Flowers Condition Overall Condition 1 chip and 4 lines. Also some tiny tension lines in the plate. Size: 22.1x3.7CM Period 17th century Qi...

Large Worcester punch bowl, well painted in blue with a version of the Precipice pattern, with several pavilions scattered across the continuous landscape of islands, the interior wi...

A rare and evocative Swedish hand-carved wooden bowl, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. Crafted from birch, this rustic vessel embodies the timeless beauty of the wabi...

Purple and green gilt porcelain tulip bowl. Nast manufacture hard paste French porcelain serving dish with botanical painted tulip specimen identified on the reverse with strong viridian green glaze interior border and Fine gilt filigree border. Red under-glaze markings for Nast Paris...

Very happy with this new arrival. Arita/Kakiemon bowl of unusual shape and design. Besides the very nice floral decoration there is superior overglaze blue Early 18th century. Add...

16thc Thailand Sawankhalok celadon ship wreck bowl. Rare celadon color. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural original patina. Part of a very...

Interesting pieces with in Famille Rose Imari style. Fantastic scene of a water village landscape with flowers, fishermen, houses and trees. Condition dish 1 perfect, dish 2 and 3 ...

A small French early 18th century planter or mortar in black marble.

Sharing this very nice edo or Meiji period, set of tea bowls in Ming style Marked at base Arita ware, also known as Arita-yaki, has its origins in 1616, when a Korean farmer, Yi Sa...

Exhibiting a rich patina, this petite Maya ceramic bowl dating back to c. 600-900 AD was crafted in the El Copador style. The El Copador style is a polych...

A very lovely and richly decorated Multicolored Lidded Bowl with Dish. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Color: Imari Region of Origin: Japan Period: 18th centur...

The ceramic portrays a tranquil scene set against a backdrop typical of the Shan Shui tradition, which emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. In the center ...

A shallow ceramic bowl from Sukhothai period of Thailand circa 14th-15th century. The dish was hand molded with a coarse pinkish clay and it has a...

Pair of small white dolphin bowls. Pair of antique Italian creamware miniature monteith bowls / bud vases supported on tripod dolphin legs on conforming stepped circular base; Giusti...

Antique large marble mortar of the high period. Dating from the late Middle Ages, early Renaissance. This mortar is made of grey marble. The morta...

A very nice example, with sublime colours and painting. Klapmuts in Famille Rose is something you don't see very often. Lovely and beautiful piece. Additional information: Material...

A very beautiful early 18th century riveted copper vessel or bowl with an iron handle. A charming and warm accent piece for any kitchen, living area or bath.

A set of three Chinese rose mandarin large bowls in beautiful condition decorated with flowers and birds add a courting scene on each. Late 18th ...

A very nice example with a lovely scene. Rather unusual. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Tea Bowls & Cups, Tea Drinking Color: Other Maker: Qianlong (17...

Exhibiting a rich patina, this petite redware bowl is attributed to Maya culture and shows many telltale signs of Pre-Columbian pottery. Speckled with imp...

Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a marriage, combination between 2 sets. Edo/Kangxi 17/18C Tea Bowl and dish. Additional information: Material:...

Belgium / 1800s / antique / ceramics / pot / brown glazed A Belgian Ceramic Pot from the 1800s, a timeless piece that combines elegance and functionality. This large brown pot with...