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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Dutch Delft Lidded Vase with Figural Finial
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Blue and white Delft earthenware lidded vase, 18th century, decorated with pastoral landscape scenes framed in cartouches. The lid features a figural finial in the form of a seated a...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

A Set of Three Wedgwood Black Basalt Vases, England, Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
Here is a magnificent ensemble of three Wedgwood vases that seems to embody the entire spirit of 18th-century English neoclassicism: its balance, its discipline, and its love of the ...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Pair Blue & White Dutch Delft Jars Hand Painted Marked De Porceleyne Bijl C-1780
Located in Katonah, NY
These blue and white Dutch Delft jars, hand painted and marked by De Porceleyne Bijl, were made in the Netherlands circa 1780. Each jar has a softly faceted octagonal form. The hand-...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

17th/18th Century Wood, Leather and Metal Trunk, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trunk Tibet 17th/18th century Wood, leather, metal H: 8 in x W: 8.5 in x D 8.5 in :: 20.3 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm A slightly domed top hinged trunk with brass handles, closures and sculpte...
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Tibetan Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Japanese antique pottery with very beautiful colors/ [shigaraki] Jar/1500-1600
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Shigaraki ware". Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (Shigaraki Kiln is marked with a red circle on the map.) It is said to have originated in t...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Japanese antique Bizen ware vase / 15th-16th century / Wabi-sabi vase/Tsubo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Bizen ware jar was fired in the Bizen region of Okayama Prefecture. Bizen ware is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns and is known as one of the oldest pottery styles in Japan. Its...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Dutch Delft Blue and White Vases with Windmill Scenes
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of Delft vases decorated in blue and white with painted windmills, ships, and landscape scenes within shaped cartouches. The flared rims and scrolled borders add to their decora...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

Pair Antique Chinese Export 18th Century Porcelain Vases Urns Blue & White 22"
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair of imposing antique Chinese export blue and white porcelain rectangular form urns with covers. Nanking pattern scenes in stunning detail and superb color. These date from the la...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese antique "Shigaraki ware" large vase / late 15th century / Wabi-sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a piece of Shigaraki ware pottery fired in Shiga Prefecture. Shigaraki ware is said to have originated in the Shigaraki region of Shiga Prefecture around the 8th century and ...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Pair Antique Blue and White Delft Vases 18th Century with Dutch Marks 1705-1716
By De Drie Astonne, Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This elegant marked pair of Dutch Delft vases dates from the early 18th century. It was hand-painted between 1705 and 1716 at De Drie Posteleyne Astonne workshop. A similar pair can...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

Antique Chinese 16/17C Ming Porcelain Dish Zhangzhou Swatow Fenghuang China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated large dish from around 1580-1630. Heavy and larger sized piece with beautiful decoration in red and green Similar piece in the literature, see pictures. Cond...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Dutch Delft Blue and White Vases with Floral Decoration
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of Delft vases decorated in blue and white with large feathered floral sprays rising from urns, framed by patterned borders. The baluster form rests on a flared base, with glaze...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

A Large Primitive Early 18Th C. Black Terracotta Portuguese Vessel Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A large early 18th C. black terracotta vessel from the Trás-os-Montes region of north east Portugal. Originally used for the storage of oil/wine. Heavily patinated with ripply text...
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Portuguese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 15th-16th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Shigaraki
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce an attractive pot that gives you a sense of wabi-sabi. It is "Shigaraki ware". Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is sa...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Blue and White Dutch Delft Five Piece Garniture Hand Painted 18th Century C-1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This splendid five-piece Delft garniture, made in Holland in the mid-18th century, circa 1760, captures the harmony and refinement of 18th-century Dutch faience at its height. ...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

Japanese antique pottery "Echizen ware" Large Jar/1500s/Rare large vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Echizen ware". Echizen is a historic kiln located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is said to have originated around the 9th century. There are 6 kilns with a long history in...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Collapsed Chinese Ming Blue & White Jar, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this large jar from Yunnan province has been molded by fire, the once-perfect form warped during firing for an asymmetrical silhouette. Dated to the 15...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Chinese pottery green-glazed vase/[Liao Dynasty]/10th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We are pleased to introduce a glazed ceramic vase from the Liao dynasty of China, dating from the 10th century, about 1,000 years ago. The Liao dynasty was established by the Qidan ...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese 19th Century Egg Pot Art Pottery Jardinière Planter, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A pair of late 19th-century egg Chinese art pottery pots featuring an Asian dragon along the front. These Pots are over 120 years old and were used to store black "Century eggs" and ...
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Chinese Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 16th-17th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Vase/Tokoname
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tokoname is a region located in Aichi Prefecture. It is a pottery production center with a very old history in Japan (around the 12th century). These jars were probably fired during...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Pair Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Vases England Late 18th Century Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This exceptional pair of antique black basalt vases was made by Wedgwood & Bentley in the late 18th century, circa 1775. The vases are sculpted in deep solid relief with bacchanalia...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Erotic Ancient Greek Wine Cup with Painted Eyes
Located in London, GB
A rare, erotic cup exemplifying the revelry and humour of ancient Greek culture, particularly within the context of symposia - the social drinking parties of the elite. This wine cup...
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European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

17th Century Sawankhalok ceramic Shipwreck Jar, Thailand
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a Sawankhalok ceramic jar, sourced from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential port...
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Thai Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Cloud Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this ceramic storage jar from Yunnan province has a crawled glaze finish that reveals the maker's hand. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the sculptural ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Pair Antique Dutch Delft Blue and White Tobacco Jars Hand Painted Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of antique Dutch Delft blue and white tobacco jars, made at De Vergulde Bloempot in Delft circa 1770, is hand-painted with lovely scrolling foliage, leafy vines, and blosso...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

Korean antique pottery jar/17th-19th century/Beautiful glazed /Joseon Dynasty
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We would like to introduce beautiful old Korean pottery. This is excavated pottery made during the Joseon Dynasty (17th-19th century). During the Joseon Dynasty, common people were p...
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South Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Small antique Japanese pottery vase/14th to 15th century/"Shigaraki ware"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Shigaraki ware". Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (Shigaraki Kiln is marked with a red circle on the map.) It is said to have originated in t...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Antique Wabi Sabi Style Vase in Pewter 18th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Vase in Pewter 18th Century Beautiful antique vase in pewter, Dutch, 18th century. We’re not sure if this has always been a vase - could also have been more of a cup. Neve...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pewter

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Celadon Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
Warped by fire and eroded by time, this ceramic storage jar from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century,...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Korean antique black glaze pottery/Joseon period/15th-16th century/small vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a small black-glazed jar made in Korea between the 15th and 16th centuries. White porcelain is famous in Korea, but this was a type of porcelain that was only allowed to be u...
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South Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Rare Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. In perfect condition, the photos show the pot in sunlight. These pots ...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Korean antique pottery vase / Goryeo dynasty / 13th to 14th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
There is a long crack that has been repaired. Detailed images 14th and 15th. There is no water leakage, but please refrain from leaving water in it for more than two days. Also, be s...
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South Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Large Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Jar England Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This impressive black basalt jar, crafted by Wedgwood and Bentley at the renowned Etruria factory, embodies the refined simplicity of the neoclassical style. The jar features an elon...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Bottle, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant yet unrefined, this ceramic wine bottle from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Ancient Classical Style Antique Iridescent Glass Bottle
Located in New York, NY
Lucite base holder, Measures. 3.4" x 4.2" x 1.8"L.
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Unknown Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Antique Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Jars England, Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Wedgwood & Bentley black basalt urns, crafted at the renowned Etruria factory around 1775, exemplifies the refined simplicity of neoclassical design. The smooth, tapered...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

18th Century Large Pair of Delft Blue and White Signed Ginger Jars
Located in Roma, IT
This wonderful pair 18th century Delft blue & white lidded urns are hand crafted, decorated and painted with medallions with Classic Dutch flower and foliage motifs in blue. The co...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Italian Yellow Maiolica Pottery Albarello Drug Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
An impressive 18th century polychrome decorated drug jar or 'Albarello'. The Albarello is of a typical waisted shape, and is decorated profusely in polychrome. The body of the jar is...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Maiolica, Pottery

Ming Dynasty Period Golden Brown Glazed Martaban Water Jar with Tiger Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming Dynasty period glazed ceramic Martaban water jar from the 17th century, with tiger motifs and petite handles. Created in China during the 17th century, this Ming Dynasty perio...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Ancient Vessel with Lug Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
An ancient vessel carved from a very hard stone using a simple drill and was most likely used for the storage of ointment or liquids. The small lug handles allowed the vessel to be s...
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European Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of 18th Century Italian Albarelli Jars
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Dating to the 1700s, this pair of vibrant albarelli jars have two distinct portraits inset within ovals. The blue ground Italian jars have also been h...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Greek 18th Century Terracotta Olive Oil Jar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Impressive Greek olive jar from the 18th century, the terracotta darkened by natural oils and three centuries of use. This antique vessel, once used to hold olives and their oil, fea...
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Greek Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta

Covered Delft Jar
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century blue and white covered delft jar having elaborate hand-painted oriental scenes of a master in his garden being fanned by a courtier, the master being accompanied by a...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

French 18th Century Glass Pickling Jar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful green glass pickling or truffle jar from 18th century France. These handmade jars each vary in size and coloration due to their one-of-a-kind nature, making them easy to ...
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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Chinese porcelain Mai-ping form vase, c. 1775-1800
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese porcelain mai-ping form vase with standing rim over a bulbous shoulder tapering to a flared foot. The overall decoration is finely executed cobalt blue delineation of the tra...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese glazed 17th-century ceramic rice wine storage pots
Located in Palermo, PA
Pair of charming glazed 17th-century ceramic rice wine storage pots originating from China. Featuring an unusual brown glaze and a striated collar, these pots serve as a captivating ...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Genuine Faience Vase Green Red and Yellow Color Lille 1757 Decor signed Tesniers
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase in Faience, in a Green red and yellow color. With a beautiful Glaze. It has been made in France in 1757 in Lille. It is signed Lille 1757. The decor is painted in the style of T...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Sandstone

Etruscan "Bucchero" Black Ware Two Handle Vase
Located in CA, CA
An Etruscan "bucchero" black ware two handle vase dating from the 6th century BC. Adorned with boar designs in relief around the body of vessel and a single standing human figure in...
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Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Blue and White Albarello Vase
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white Albarello vase. Fine smaller early Italian pottery pharmacy jar in rich blue and off-white scrolling patterned floral and inscription; design based on Persian original...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Sevres Style Pair Of Gilt Cobalt Blue Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Pair of Gilt Cobalt Blue Urns. Both Urns depict a cobalt blue background that is decorated in the center with a hand painted country side landscape ...
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Unknown Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Shigaraki ware 17th Century / Pottery Vase Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old pottery pot made in Japan. It is a very old pot believed to have been made in the 17th century, early Edo period, and is called Koshigaraki in Japan. Koshigaraki refe...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese Porcelain Thai Bencharong Jar with Flowers Black, 18/19th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Porcelain Bencharong Jar, also with black enamel. When Bencharong (Benjarong) is used to refer to porcelain it usually means a type of 18th and 19th centuries Chinese...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pre Columbian Double-Spouted Anthropomorphic Vessel
Located in seoul, KR
This double-spouted vessel originates from the Peru and is distinguished by its sculptural anthropomorphic design. One of the chambers is shaped as a human figure with a triangular f...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

A Pair of Masonic Tapered Decanters
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair broad and fine flute cut tapered decanters engraved with Masonic interest fitted with heart shaped stoppers.
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Cut Glass

XL 18th C. Calanda Vessel/Pot Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
An XL terracotta vessel from the town of Calanda, Spain Heavily, heavily patinated due to years of use with multiple old staple repairs. Originally used for the storage/transportat...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
Located in Girona, Spain
Canopus Jar "Asmet", With certificate of authenticity. 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt. Good condition. Egyptian culture are "Canopus jars". These were vessels ...
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Egyptian Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Alabaster

18th Century French Hand Thrown Terracotta Olive Jar With Lime Glazing
Located in Round Top, TX
This is a handsome French Biot olive jar from the 18th century that has been hand thrown and glazed with a beautiful color of grayed lime color. It's the perfect size for a citrus tr...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century Rare Large Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. The interior glaze that extends to around the rim was used to prevent ...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

16th Century Animist Shipwreck Ceramic Vase, Vietnam
Located in New York, NY
16th century Vietnamese Animist ceramic vase. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural original patina. Part of a very large collection of shipw...
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Vietnamese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese antique Shigaraki ware vase/withered wabi-sabi vase/16th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is Shigaraki ware pottery made in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Shigaraki ware is said to have been born in the Shigaraki region of Shiga Prefecture around the 8th century and is one...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

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