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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Italy Late 18th Century Pair Yellow Lacquered on Silk Wooden Vases with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a rare, refined and magnificent wooden sculpted pair of vases, carved and lacquered on silk with polychrome Chinese figures and flowers on a yellow background. These elegan...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large vase in black basalt, with restrained neoclassical decoration taken from examples in The Hamilton Collection, now in The British Museum...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Second Half 18th Century France Shaped Planters "Commode" Nevers Manufacture
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Collection of four beautiful polychrome majolica planters. 'Nevers' manufacture, second half of the 18th century. The planters are in the shape of 'commodes', typical French bedside ...
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French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Majolica

Huge cider mug, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An oversized cider mug, in black basalt, with a Sheffield Plate rim. Probably not intended for use, but as an advertising gimmick; being intended to be put in the window of a tavern....
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Plates China Porcelain Blue and White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice set of plates, reverse decorated wiht floral/rock scene. All marked at the base. With matching storage box. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

French 18th Century Sevres Porcelain Covered, Handled Oval Dish
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 18th century Sevres porcelain covered, handled oval dish, decorated in blue with classic hand-painted picnic scene on either side, framed in gold. Floriate decoration framed ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Potpourri in White Teracotta. Wedgwood C1780.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A potpourri in three pieces, made in a form of pottery known as "White Terracotta", a white stoneware which was soon to be supplanted by Jasperware when it was perfect in the early 1...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Moustiers, Earthenware Planter, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Planter in Moustiers earthenware, decorated with musicians playing the flute under a tree and characters on the other side. Decorated with fruits and flowers in shades of green and y...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Japanese Porcelain Garniture Vases Blue White Gold Edo Period, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Amazing set for decorating your home. Interesting and beautifully made Birds of Prey on a rock as handles on the lids. The two porcelain Arita baluster vases with covers. All decora...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French 18th Century Porcelain Pink Footed Vases, Signed
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of French 18th century porcelain light pink footed vases in the shape of Grecian urns, with gold handle on either side of each. The top, top of the foot, as well as the bott...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Ancient Roman Glass Funerary Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary glass vessel hails from the illustrious Roman empire, likely from Italy, dating to the mid-1st to 2nd century CE. It is exceptionally rare to find such a large and...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Pair of 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Pale Pink Footed Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of 18th century Meissen porcelain pale pink footed vases ornamented with couple on each, lavishly framed in gold, romantically dressed in 18th century costumes. Each vase has...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Large 17th-18th Century Biot Jar
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Exceptional, large 17th-18th Century Biot Jar., These gigantic jars, a marvel of craftsmanship, were used for transporting oil throughout the Mediterranean basin. Biot, was one of fe...
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Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stone

Pair of Large Chinese Famille Rose Vases, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Large Chinese Famille Rose Vases, circa 1770
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Large Pair of Lidded Vases in cut glass, Bohemia, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An outstanding pair of covered vases, or Deckelpokals, in blown glass with wheel-cur engraving. Bohemia at this time was the centre of elaborate but exceptionally fine glass cutting,...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Cut Glass

Antique Floral Dutch Ceramic Vase With Detachable Top Dated 1846
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Dutch Vase with beautiful Patina. Signed at the bottom as pictured.There is a cracked as Pictured too. Sourced in Amsterdam Dimensions. 7 ...
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Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

18th-Century Gilt Bronze & Egitto Serpentino Urn After Pierre Gouthière
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th-century gilt bronze & Egitto Serpentino urn is modeled after the opulent design of one of the last gilders of the Versailles Court, Pierre Gouthière. An identical urn is he...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pre Columbian Terracotta Chimu Vessel Pottery
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pre-Columbian terracotta Chimu vessel pottery - explore the rich history of ancient artistry with this unique artifact as an enduring testament to the artistic value of the ancient C...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

18th Century Spanish Granada Antique Lebrillo Bowl XL
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very large antique Spanish Lebrillo mixing bowl in earthenware, made of hand crafted terra cotta, originating from Granada, Spain. Featuring a glaz...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Dutch Delft Pottery Polychrome Beaker Vase by Pieter Kocx/De Grieksche A
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Dutch Delft pottery beaker form vase. By Pieter Adriaensz Kocx of De Grieksche A. With a white ground and decorated with floral motifs in reds, blues, and greens and with gi...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

18th - 19th Century Spanish Antique Lebrillo Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large antique Spanish Lebrillo mixing bowl in earthenware, made of hand crafted terra cotta, originating from Granada, Spain. Featuring a glaze dec...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

A Fine Monumental Ovoid Bronze Vase or Ewer 'after the antique'
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine and Monumental Ovoid Vase or Ewer ‘after the antique’ Bronze The bulbous body with a spout springing from a grotesque mask, the loop handle cast and chased with fruit a...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White Blue Porcelain "Rose Water" Sprinkler
Located in Montreal, QC
A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white blue porcelain "rose water" sprinkler, fitted with silvered metal filigree work, the stopper decorate...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair of French Maurin Green Marble and Ormolu Mounted Urns and Covers
Located in London, GB
Presenting a magnificent pair of French Maurin green marble urns and covers exuding opulence and grandeur in the Louis XVI style, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. Ea...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

A pair of French campaign urns
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of French 19th century campaign urns , with fluted base and egg and dart to the rim. A very pretty pair of urns .
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Rare pair of Longton Hall Flower-encrusted vases, c. 1755
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Very Rare pair of Longton Hall Flower -encrusted vases, c. 1755. in the Rococo taste, both of fluted rocaille-molded cartouche form, in the white, the mouth applied with flowers, raised on a socle foot (2) Provenance: With Bardith Antiques...
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English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Large Delft Urn / Vase with Handles
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Large Delft Urn / Vase , with beast decorated handles, painted in blue with river landscapes, a courting couple and bridge, within foliate an...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Dutch Delft 3-Piece Garniture ~ Lidded Vase Set
By De Lampetkan
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Dutch delft 3-piece garniture lidded vase set, blue and white with floral panel and relief foliate decorations, with foo dog finials, each vase marked LPK on the base fo...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

English Delft Campana Vase, C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare, large vase in a classical shape, decorated with figures in a landscape. Large pieces of delftware are not often found. See CIRC 43-1963 in the V&A for a similar example.
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an en grisaille painted illustration of Orpheus playing his lyre, with a stag sitting quietly by, listening to his playing - and perhaps singing, although his mouth is shown closed. Orpheus's talent on the lyre is one of the most celebrated aspects of his mythological character. In Greek mythology, Orpheus is renowned as a musician without equal, possessing a skillful mastery of the lyre, a stringed instrument similar to a small harp...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Pre Columbian clay pottery vessel
Located in View Park, CA
A Pre-Columbian pottery vessel. There are hand-sculpted vestiges of a face reminiscent of early figurative efforts. Patina includes traces of red cinnabar and mineral deposits, attes...
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North American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Clay

EXCEPTIONAL FINE SÈRVERS FRENCH ANTIQUE PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU VASE, 19th CENTURY
Located in Rostock, MV
AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES COBALT-BLUE GROUND VASE AND COVER EARLY 19TH CENTURY (81 cm.) high
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Dutch Delft Mantle Garniture of Five Pieces 18th Century Hand Painted Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
This Dutch Delft mantle garniture comprises five pieces: three lidded vases and a pair of flute-shaped vases. It was crafted in the Netherlands around 1780. The design features a han...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

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

Antique Dutch Blown Glass Bridal Carafe Decanter Vase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A Interesting rare Antique Dutch Blown Glass Bridal Bottle or Carafe Decanter with Gold painted decoration. Traditionally given as a Bridal gift C...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Blue and White Delft Small Vases and Jars 18th Century A Group of Seven
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a group of blue and white Delft jars and vases and one carafe. Made in the 18th century, each piece has its character. Together, they form a gorgeous group. Here are the details of each piece starting on the left: 1) A Blue and White Delft Mantle Jar Hand-Painted 18th Century Netherlands Circa 1780 Dimensions: Height 12.25″ x diameter at widest point 5.25″ x diameter at base 3.5″ Condition: Excellent with small edge chips invisibly restored. Price: $1,220.00 2) Blue and White Delft Vase Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands, circa 1760 Dimensions: 12.75″ tall x 5.25″ diameter x 4.5″ across the octagonal base Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored Price: $1,430 3) Antique Blue and White...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

Keith Murray - Moonstone Glaze Vase for Wedgwood, Model Number 3802 Circa 1935
Located in London, GB
Keith Murray Moonstone Vase, by Wedgwood, Model Number 3802 Circa 1935 An Earthenware, "moonstone" glaze, globe vase with circular undulating ridged de...
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British Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Antique 18th Century Blue & White Dutch Delft Chinoserie Jar or Vase
By De Drie Astonne, Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dutch Delft vase or jar. The body decorated with cartouches of stylized peony bouquets on a latticework ground. The shoulder decorated with alternating cartouches of ...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

Four blue glass Italian Apothecary Jars with lids, 18th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Four fine 18th Century Italian apothecary jars, with painted design and lids, having a faceted knob. 9.75” h. x 5.25” diam with slight variations
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

George III Neo Classical Wine/Water Jug by Smith & Sharp, London, 1775.
Located in London, GB
A very fine & unusual George III Neo Classical Wine/Water Jug made in London in 1775 by Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp. The Jug stands on an applied foot which is decorated with bold b...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver

Pair of Chinese signed Martaban storage containers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Chinese signed Martaban storage containers (wine jars) with brown earthenware 18th century 12x12x20
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Clay

18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Delft Tin-glazed Earthenware Vase Garniture Set
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning group of three antique Dutch Delftware tin-glazed pottery vessels. circa 1775 Exquisitely hand-crafted in the late 18th century, co...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Sawankhalok Ship Wreck Jar from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand, 16th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a 16th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...
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Thai Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Singburi Shipwreck Jar from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand, 17th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a 19th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...
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Thai Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Pair of 18th Century Chinese Craqule Vases with Bronze Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
A magnificent pair of early 18th century Chinese celadon craqule ware vases. When they were exported to France in the 19th century, the French added bronze d’ore mounts. Here we see tops, side handles, and bases of bronze d’ore, crafted beautifully in the Rococo manner. This piece is a collection of a fourth generation, family owned business in New Orleans called The French Antique Shop. The store was first opened by Marie and Marcel Granet in Paris when they married in 1927. A jewish family, they came to the United States before the outbreak of the Second World War, leaving on the last boat out of Paris' port, Le Havre. When they reached New Orleans, they fell in love with the Vieux Carre...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Pair of George III Neo Classical Vases by Thomas Pitts I, 1771
Located in London, GB
A very rare and unusual pair of early George III Neo Classical Vases made in London in 1771 by Thomas Pitts I The vases are modelled in the very r...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Ancient Greek 350BC South Italy Campanian Black Terracotta Handled Kylix Vase
Located in Miami, FL
A Ancient Greek Kylix vase. Campanian ancient Greek red terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup) with two handles. from the Magna Grecia period. Made between the 350-300 BC in the G...
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Italian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

Antique Adriaen Luffneu Delft Blue & White Tall Pierced & Cased Ginger Jars
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of fine antique ginger jars, circa 1699-1714) with pierced and cased cartouches and hand painted figural landscapes. Each with a different scene yet maintaining the mountain, la...
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Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Clay

George II Rococo Irish Milk Jug Made in Dublin by Samuel Welder, circa 1750
Located in London, GB
A Rare & Exceptional George II Rococo Irish Milk Jug Made in Dublin circa 1750 by Samuel Welder. The Jug is of typical Irish design and stands on three unusual paw and shell feet wh...
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Irish George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

18th Century Italian Blue & White Faience Albarelli Apothecary Jar Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of two antique European tin-glazed earthenware apothecary jars. circa 1770 Originally used as medicinal pottery jars that held ointments and dry drugs at apothecar...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery, Majolica, Faience

Antique Bactrian Alabaster Offering Vessel or Vase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Bactrian Alabaster offering vessel, second millennium BC, A small veined alabaster vessel with asymmetric waisted cylindrical form. The interior half way down in a U boul. Composite ...
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Afghan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Alabaster

20" Chinese Neolithic Pottery Vase
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The 20" Chinese Neolithic Pottery Vase – a captivating centerpiece that transcends eras and enhances the beauty of your interiors or home dec...
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Chinese Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery, Clay, Terracotta, Paint

18" Archaic Neolithic Majiayao Pottery Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ancient chinese, possibly majiayao culture, neolithic large ceramic pottery vase hand-painted with geometric designs and with four molded handles surrounding the shoulder, with a tap...
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Chinese Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Pair of 18th Century Terracotta 'Bouquetières', or Flower Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful matching pair of glazed terracotta 'Bouquetières', or wall-hung flower vases, rustic in style and dating from the 18th century. Each of these delightful vases is created...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Large Antique Turned Lignum Vitae Mortar w/Palmette Carved Ring Above Foot
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Exceptionally large eighteenth century turned Lignum Vitae mortar having a ring turned cylindrical bowl with a conforming foot and having a double ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

18th Century Dutch Delft Underglaze Blue & White Vases & Covers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft Underglaze Blue & White Vases & Covers, De Twee Scheepjes Factory ( The Two Little Ships), Mid 18th Century The pair of Dutch Delft octagonal shaped vases and cover are ...
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Dutch Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

French 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Handled Vases, Relief Putto on Marble Base
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of French Louis XVI ormolu handled vases date back to late 18th century (1700s) These exceptional camapana urn shaped gilt bronze vases were created with the ancient tradit...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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