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Modern Jars

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Set/5 Ceramic Pots, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Hailey & Henry Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic vases and three pots, perfect ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Warner Bros, Looney Tunes Sylvester And Tweety Bird Cookie Jar
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Sylvester and Tweety Bird Cookie Jar. It depicts a hand painted glazed ceramic cookie jar shaped as the head of Sylvester and Tweety B...
Category

20th Century Taiwanese Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Cookie Jar
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse Cookie Jar. It depicts a hand painted glazed ceramic cookie jar shaped as a seated smiling Mickey Mouse. Below the...
Category

20th Century Mexican Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Walt Disney, Minnie Mouse Cookie Jar15
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Walt Disney, Minnie Mouse Cookie Jar. It depicts a hand painted glazed ceramic cookie jar shaped as a flirty seated Minnie Mouse. Bel...
Category

20th Century Mexican Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Set/5 Vases, Ceramic Vases, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Henry & Steele Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes five waterproof ceramic v...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Established & Sons Medium Store Storage Container by Estd Collection
Located in London, GB
The gently obtuse angles to be found on this collection of storage jars are inspired by the forms of space capsules. The unlikely homage to all things Space Age is continued in a pal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Large Heavily Textured Stoneware, Porcelain Black and White Clay Vessel
Located in London, GB
A large heavily textured volcanic vase with black, white and brown glaze and markings. Wide necked vessel with a bellied form. Made from black textured s...
Category

2010s European Modern Jars

Materials

Clay

Set/4 Ceramic Vases w/ Leather, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Philip Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes four waterproof ceramic vases, perfect to be displayed toget...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars

Materials

Metal

Brota 1, Soapstone Vase by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brota 1 - Soapstone vase by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: 28 (Ø) x 19 (H) ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist ...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Jars

Materials

Soapstone

Soapstone Amorfo 08 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 08 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 6 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and designe...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Jars

Materials

Soapstone

Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 multicolored butterflies attached with magnet. Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone...
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2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Dragonflies
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet. Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Ceramic Giraffe Jug , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Giraffe Jug Hand Painted by Jabu Nene and Sculpted by Motsamai Sello from Love Art Ceramic This exquisite Giraffe Jug is a stunning piece of decorative art crafted in South Africa b...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Hand Blown Transparent Glass "Buffalo Jar" by Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Buffalo Jar, a stunning handmade creation by the talented Simone Crestani. This exquisite jar is a distinguished piece from the enchanting Little Animals Collection, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Glass

Handmade Blue, Pink and Black Glass Lidded Jar by Erik Höglund, 1992
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This handmade glass jar with a lid, signed by renowned Swedish designer Erik Höglund, was hand crafted at the Nový Bor glassworks, Czech Republic, in 1992. These jars have become a c...
Category

1990s Swedish Modern Jars

Materials

Blown Glass

Contemporary Hand Blown Transparent Glass Animal "Turkey Jar" Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Turkey Jar, a delightful handmade creation by the talented Simone Crestani. This exquisite jar is a captivating piece from the Little Animals Collection, where artist...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Glass

Onyx Stone Modernist Lidded Jar, Italy, 1980's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Onyx Stone Modernist Lidded Jar, Italy, 1980's.
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Stone, Onyx

Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 transparent multicolored butterflies attached with magnet. Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

French Glazed Ceramic Mustard Jar
Located in New York City, NY
Hand-painted in a cream tone with a light glaze that gives off a soft, understated sheen.
Category

20th Century French Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Green Medium Vase by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Green medium vase by Mason Editions Dimensions: 21 × 21 × 21.5 cm Materials: Iron Colors: cotto, sage green, black The collection includes three objects with different shapes and functions. Mia’s decisive impression is given by the contrast created between the soft lines of the lower part and the use, for the upper part, of a strongly architectural material that is a perforated metal sheet. A divergence that is further highlighted by the marked squaring of the decoration chosen for the sheet, gracefully polished by the treatment in two finishes, brass or nickel, while the lower part is painted with opaque colors but with strong materiality. This wide-cylinder vase is a versatile chic...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Iron

1984 Signed Satin Frosted Art Glass Perfume Bottle Milli Chips
Located in Dayton, OH
1984 signed art glass perfume bottle and stopper, made of satin glass with white stripes and one flattened crystal clear side showing o...
Category

1980s Vintage Modern Jars

Materials

Art Glass

1984 Taylor & NG Minimals Scottish Terrier Dog Cookie Jar Scottie Mug
By Taylor & NG
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1984 Scottish Terrier Cookie Jar and Scottie Mug by Taylor and NG Stamped San Francisco, CA Made in Japan Cup 4.63 d x 3.38 w x 3.5 h Jar 6 diameter ...
Category

1980s Japanese Vintage Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

New Modern Flower Vase in Black Marble, Creator Karen Chekerdjian Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Flower Vase in Black Marquinia marble, designed by Karen Chekerdjian, Made in Italy Part of the accessories of the Inside Out Collection - vases, candles, bowls. It can be used to cu...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Marble

Vintage Giant Moroccan Jar
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Vintage Giant Moroccan jar with colorful classic Moroccan design motifs.
Category

1970s Moroccan Vintage Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Roger Herman Erotic Ceramic Vessel with Deconstructed Rim, Signed and Dated 97'
By Roger Herman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An original ceramic vessel with an erotic theme by Roger Herman, signed and dated RH 97. Rim of vase is intentionally 'chipped' aka deconstructed. This piece is believed to be import...
Category

1990s American Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

New modern Vase in Green Guatemala Marble creator Michele Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
A zigzag line defines the illusory border between art and design. Chiossi crosses it entirely by creating a collection of vases and candleholders, inspired by nature and the harmonio...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Marble

Urban Modern Blue Adventurine Six Murano Glass Vases, 2024
Located in Murano, Venezia
Kanne Drite Collection – Blue Murano Glass Vases The Kanne are colored Murano glass cylinders which, fused on the vase, form this wonderful work. Drite is said when the kanne are pos...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Dragonflies, 2022
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 11 dragonflies. Modern vase ideal for a modern and r...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Massive Ceramic Jar Tsubo by Japanese Potter Tsujimura Yui
By Tsujimura Yui
Located in Atlanta, GA
A massive and magnificent ceramic Tsubo jar by Japanese potter Tsujimura Yui (1975-). Inspired by the techniques and aesthetics of the early medieval Sue ware, the artist hand builds an impressive voluminous oviform, irregular by intention, from a combination clay from both Shigaraki and Iga, coarse by nature and rich in feldspar. Fired on their sides horizontally, the surface of the thick wall tsubo is covered with streaks and drips of natural ash glazes in shades of green and blue, forming an abstract and mesmerizing pattern that resembles geothermal earth activity. Additional ashes are blown during the firing to accentuate the textures. Most recognizably, there are many circular marks scattered on the surface of his archaic looking vessels. That is resulted from using stacked tea bowls to prevent the conjoining of the vessels. After the firing, the stacked vessels are chipped away, leaving behind those circular impression, as well as deep pools of glaze which gather where they were placed. Born in 1975, Tsujimura Yui is the first son of the contemporary ceramic artist Tsujimura Shiro...
Category

Early 2000s Japanese Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

New Modern Medium Pot in Black Marquinia Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot/jar/container for multiple use. Size: 12.6 x 14.5 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis M, Pyxis collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available also in...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Marble

Saxbo Lidded Stoneware Jar by Erik Rahr, Mottled Brown Glaze
By Saxbo, Erik Rahr
Located in Kastrup, DK
Lidded stoneware jar with a rich mottled brown glaze, designed by Erik Rahr for Saxbo. Signed with the monogram E.R. and the Saxbo mark. Year: 1921-1949. Perfect condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Jars

Materials

Stoneware

New Modern Medium Pot in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot / jar / container for multiple uses. Size: 12.6 x 14.5 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis M, Pyxis Collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available al...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Marble

Soapstone Amorfo 02 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Amorfo 02 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 25 x H 15 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Jars

Materials

Soapstone

Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse Cookie Jar
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse Head Cookie Jar. It depicts a hand painted glazed ceramic cookie jar shaped as Mickey Mouse head. He is wearing a yellow hat with a band that have...
Category

20th Century Mexican Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Hand-Blown Esca Glass Jar Fish Bone Animal Sea Creatures Ocean Deco
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Contemporary Hand-Blown Esca Glass Jar by Simone Crestani Dive into the essence of simplicity with our Esca Jar, a stunning vessel that encapsulates the purity of nature's elements....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Glass

Italian Scavo Murano Glass Vase by Franco Moretti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful Italian hand blown Scavo Murano glass vase, designed by Franco Moretti in the 1980s. Measurements: 15.5” high, 8” wide and 6.5” deep.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Jars

Materials

Murano Glass

New Modern Large Pot in Black Marquinia Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot, jar or container for multiple uses. Size: 12.6 x 19 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis L, Pyxis collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available also...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Marble

CAPA Large Pitcher, Alpaca Silver & Gray Marble
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Jars

Materials

Marble, Metal

Heart Tin Vase by Kajsa Willner
Located in Geneve, CH
Heart tin vase by Kajsa Willner Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 15 cm Materials: Tin With ‘Emulate nature’, designer Kajsa Willner has created a series of tin vases...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Jars

Materials

Tin

Black Roll’in Roll Holder by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Black roll’in roll holder by Lassen Dimensions: D 12 x W 12 x H 24 cm Materials: Metal Weight: 1.16 Kg Mogens Lassen’s grandson Søren Lassen designed Roll’in as a gift for his mother Elin’s 75th birthday. The Lassen family’s much-loved tradition of dining outside whenever the weather permitted called for a kitchen roll holder...
Category

2010s Danish Modern Jars

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Repoussé Hexagonal Short Jar in Antique Copper by Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hexagonal Short Jar Antique Copper Hand Repoussé Contemporary Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative r...
Category

2010s Modern Jars

Materials

Copper

Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Dragonflies
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 14 dragonflies. Modern...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Amélie Decòr, Clew Holder Vases, Handmade in Italy 2021, Choose Size and Colours
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Set/2 Pineapple Ceramic Pots, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pineapple Decorative Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two wa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars

Materials

Gold

Monofiore Decorative Jar with Cap in Green Blown Glass by Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Different shapes, different colours. But all bursting with energy. Their caps recall the shapes and patterns of nature. Every Monofiore by Laura de Santillana is unique: a small prec...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Blown Glass

Gutta Vase CS3 by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Gutta Vase CS3 by NOOM Dimensions: W 24 x D 27 x H 22 cm Materials: Neutral grey blown glass. Sculptural glass vases “Gutta” pay homage to the ancient glassblower-artist technique...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Jars

Materials

Glass

Pair of Sphere Vases in Italian Murano Blown Glass by Cenedese 1970s Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
Beautiful pair of Italian Murano glass "Spheres" vases in light-blue, in very excellent original condition and yet with the original label of the maker. Made around in 1970s by glass...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Jars

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Glazed Ceramic Jar Studio Pottery Karen Karnes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic (earth ware) lidded jar with glazed surface by American studio potter Karen Karnes (1925-2016). The mark on the jar indicates that the piece was m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Hans Hedberg, Sweden, Unique Lidded Jar in Glazed Ceramics
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hedberg (1917-2007), Sweden. Unique lidded jar in glazed ceramics from Hedberg's own workshop in Biot, Southern France. Beautiful speckled glaze in orange and light earth tone...
Category

1980s French Vintage Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Ceramic Potiche Centerpiece Vase Lid Majolica Hand Painted Deruta Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Our elegant "Blue Parrots" potiche was handmade using the potter's wheel and then painted entirely by hand in Deruta, a town in central Italy that is among the most famous for majoli...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Set/6 Ceramic Vases, White & Blue, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/6 Ceramic Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes six waterproof ceramic vases, perfect to be displayed...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Set of 6 "Goti de Fornasa" Red Gold Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
Located in Murano, Venezia
Luxury is a set composed of 6 glasses for water or wine in Murano glass entirely handmade in red color with 24-karat gold leaf details. This set is a combination of design and el...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Taupe Coloured Terracotta Vases, Jars.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Taupe coloured terracotta vases, Jars. Pair of Jars, terracotta vases in the antique style. Ø 42 H. 57 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Venetian Scavo Vase in Blown Murano Glass Orange and Dawn Colors, Italy, 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Venetian Scavo Vase in Blown Murano Glass with Orange and Dawn Colors Italy 1980s. This enchanting "scavo" vase stands out for the beauty of its shades...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Jars

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Scavo Murano Glass and Bronze Vase by Silvia Buscaroli for Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Silvia Buscaroli
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980s Italian Scavo Murano glass vase with decorative patinated bronze handles. Part of the Trozzelli designed by Silvia Buscaroli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte. Measurements: 17.5” high...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Jars

Materials

Bronze

Coccio Glass Vase in Tea and Ivory by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and fine line drawn pattern across glass surface. Featured in tea and ivory colored class designed in 1984. Perfect for indoor home decor as c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars

Materials

Art Glass

Yoonjee Kwak, Contemporary, Modern Ceramic Vase, Moon Jar, South Korean, 21st C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Yoonjee Kwak, Contemporary, 'Patterned Memories' Moon Jar, Stoneware Jar, Vase, or Vessel, 21st C. Unique hand built contemporary stoneware jar or vase by award winning South Korean...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jars

Materials

Stoneware

Set/5 Ceramic Vases & Bowl, Green, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/5 Ceramic Vases and Bowl, White & Green, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes four waterproof ceramic vases...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Modern jars for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern jars for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage jars created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern jars made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original jars, popular names associated with this style include Greenapple, Lusitanus Home, Ivan Colominas, and Elena Cutolo. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for jars differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $122 and tops out at $33,446 while the average work can sell for $1,035.

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