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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Pair of Qingbai Funerary Vases with Daoist figures, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
A pair of large Qingbai jars from the Song or Yuan Dynasty, designed for tomb offerings, featuring tall proportions with short bodies and extended necks. These Mingqi jars, typically...
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Hong Kong Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

18th Century Ceramic " Shipwreck " Vase with Barnacles
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
18th Century Ceramic " Shipwreck " Vase with Barnacles.
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Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

European antique tarred wooden pot, 17th Century
Located in London, GB
Obscure, this antique wooden pot covered in tar is full of wabi-sabi charm. With a distinctive flat handle adorning one side, the pot has an asymmetrical form of an unconventional el...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Large Western Asiatic Buff Ware Footed Storage Jar
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A rare and captivating relic of ancient craftsmanship – This Large Western Asiatic Buff Ware Footed Storage Jar. Dating back to the 1st millennium B.C., it is an extraordinary artifa...
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Asian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi Porcelain, South China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nicely decorated kraak Ghendi with a geometrical decoration. The piece was part of the Hatcher Collection. Auctioned by Christies Amsterdam in 1984. It is...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Very Rare Carved and Gilted Wood Vases with Painted Sheet Metal Cachepot
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
This pair of Roman vases of the Louis-XVI period is extremely rare. The virtuosity of the sculpture follows with all the elements the Louis XVI sty...
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Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Sheet Metal

Rosso Antico Marble and Gilt Bronze Potpourri Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite pair of rosso antico marble and gilt bronze potpourri vases epitomize opulent artistry. A popular material for sculpture in ancient ...
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European Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stone, Marble, Bronze

Ancient Solid Bronze Vase with Chinese or Japanese Elephants
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ancient solid bronze vase with Chinese or Japanese elephants
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Scarce Antique Japanese Mishima Karatsu Ware Glazed Sake Bottle Vase Pottery
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and beautiful nearly 300 year old Japanese pottery Mishima Karatsu (三島唐津) sake bottle tokkuri (徳利) circa 1750 Japan, Edo period (1603-1868), Saga prefecture, Karatsu kilns, M...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic, Stoneware

18th Century Silver & Cobalt Glass Vase, French 1st Republic, Paris 1798
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Silver & Cobalt Glass Vase, French 1st Republic, Paris 1798 Hallmarked, The removable cobalt glass liner is antique, probably the orignal. A distinguished 18th Centu...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 19th century Dutch Delft Earthenware Plate Delftware Porceleine Klauw
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Nice Dutch Delft blue plate with nice decoration Porceleyne Claeuw Delft - 1658=1840 In 19th with Willem III as a child 18th century. Diameter: 232 cm. Condition: Good ...
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Dutch Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Terracotta Neolithic Jar Ca. 3rd millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Large Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar with Frog Motif, 3rd Millennium B.C. China, Neolithic Period (circa 3000–2000 B.C.) An exceptional Neolithic terracotta storage vessel,...
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Chinese Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Large Amlash Terracotta Jar 1st Millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Large Amlash Terracotta Jar from Iran, 1st Millennium B.C. A finely proportioned terracotta jar from ancient Amlash, characterized by its harmonious silhouette and warm earthen surfa...
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Persian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Chinese Terracotta Neolithic Jar Ca. 3rd millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Frog Storage Jar China, 3rd Millennium B.C. A striking example of Neolithic ceramic artistry, this elegant terracotta stor...
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Chinese Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar with Frog Motif, 3rd Millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar with Frog Motif, 3rd Millennium B.C. China, Neolithic Period (circa 3000–2000 B.C.) A striking Neolithic terracotta vessel, distinguished by ...
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Chinese Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Urn Chinese Glazed Brown Ming China
Located in New York, NY
Urn Chinese Glazed Brown Ming China. A Glaced Ming Urn from China. Made during the Ming Period 1368-1644.
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Patron's Polychrome Drug Jar
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare Italian late 16th century drug jar of cylindrical form with polychrome decoration in blue and yellow on a white ground featuring a portrait of the town's patron in a fancy hat...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Egyptian Terracotta Ring Flask
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique Roman Terracotta Flask. Features a small, round container with a flask-like top with an small opening. These were also used to hold perfume and other personal care oils. The ...
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Italian Greco Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

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

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

Terracotta, Pottery

Neolithic Jar on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This Neolithic jar originates from China 3500 BC and these funerary jars were placed in tombs and intended for use in the afterlife.
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Meissen Covered Pot or Jar with Flower Handle & Hand-Painted Fruits
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique covered jar or pot was made by the well known Meissen factory of Germany in approximately 1750 in the period Louis XV style. This lidd...
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German Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Pair Large Italian Yellow and Green Majolica Urns Tureens
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Italian yellow faience majolica lidded urns. Striking pair of large scale baluster form urns in Levantino Albisola style with medallions dep...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Majolica

Danish 18th Century Blue Faience Inkwell by Store Kongensgade
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare Danish blue and white faience ink stand by Johan Ernst Pfau for Store Kongensgade Faience Manufactory, Copenhagen Denmark circa 1740. This inkwell retain with its original ink a...
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Danish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Faience

Khmer Bronze Two Part Bottle Vase, Angkor Period, 12th-14th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Khmer pear shaped bronze bottle vase, Angkor Period, 12th-14th century. Crafted of bronze in two parts. When separated, the lower portion of the vase becomes an offerin...
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Cambodian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

18th Century English Faceted & Gilt Blown Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
18th century faceted & gilt blown glass perfume bottle; England. Lacks stopper/cork. 5 1/2" x 1 1/4". Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major source for the se...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of 18C Middle Eastern Damascene Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning pair of 18th century Damascene Vases made of solid brass inlaid with copper and pure silver inlay a gorgeous decoration. Each vase has matchin...
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Jordanian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Sterling Silver, Brass, Copper

18th Century French Biot Terracotta Olive Jar with Glazed Rim and Patina
Located in Dallas, TX
This large antique olive oil jar was crafted in Biot, Provence, circa 1780. Made from blond clay and shaped in the traditional rounded form char...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

Italy Mid-18th Century Pair of Ceramic Carafes in White and Blue for Pharmacy
Located in Brescia, IT
In the past, this pair of very beautiful ceramics carafes, was utilized in a Pharmacy to contain erbs and spices infusions. The carafes show all signs of the time, they remain a pai...
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Italian Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Small Spanish Colonial Neoclassical Ceramic Urn
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small Spanish Colonial Neoclassical Ceramic Urn. Two handles with lion heads and cherub details. Made in Peru circa 1640. A rare and early Spanish Colonial glazed ceramic urn, made ...
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Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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

Fine Korean Pottery Footed Jar with Long Neck Silla Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware jar of bulbous form with a long neck supported by open-work foot dated from Silla, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE-668 AD). The grey color ves...
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Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Celadon Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vase. Vase features a ceramic glaze of pale green color with a white floral and fauna motif embossed throughout. Vase has slightly elongated neck with wide ...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese export baluster form garniture vase with figural scenes, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export baluster form garniture vase with famille rose figural scenes within cobalt under glaze blue scroll work borders, on opposing sides of the vase. China, made for the W...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Small Antique Japanese Arita Blue and White Jar Edo Period, circa 1670-1690
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Edo period, underglaze blue. Sharing with you this unsual type of Jar with lid. With a beautifully painted Phoenix scene. The porcelain is a bit more bright than we usually see on t...
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Asian Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Antique 18C Kangxi/Yongzheng Chinese Porcelain Cafe au Lait Bowl Fencai
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kangxi/Yongzheng period, cafe au lait and Famille Rose. Lovely piece! Chinese café au lait porcelain is a type of Chinese porcelain that was made particulary in the 18th and 19th ...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Blue White Qing Dynasty Beer Tankard Childs Mug 18th Cent
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine early Chinese Export Hand Painted Blue and White Porcelain Mug or Beer Tankard, superbly decorated depicting a continuous view of flowers and foliage in underglaze varying shade...
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Chinese Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Quality Blue Ceramic and Ormolu Vases
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 19th Century French, quite stunning, blue ceramic vases. Decorated with ormolu and brass decoration that make this beautiful pair of vases stand out from the crowd. Circa 1860.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

13th Century Song Dynasty Shipwreck Vessel, China
Located in New York, NY
13th century China Song Dynasty shipwreck vessel. Beautiful and natural patina from being submerged under water. Part of a very large collection of shipwrecked pottery of different s...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi porcelain South China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nicely decorated kraak Ghendi with a geometrical decoration. The piece was part of the Hatcher Collection. Auctioned by Christies Amsterdam in 1984. It is in very good condition. The Hatcher Junk...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Mixed Metal Japanese Vase Bronze Japan 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
nteresting and finely made mixed metal shibuichi vase. Very cool. Condition 2 dents to the body. Size 14.5CM high Period 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
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Chinese Meiji Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

16th Century Sawankhalok Shipwreck Vase, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ceramic vase from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural ...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

German Faience or Dutch Delft Powdered Manganese & Blue Large Vase & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Massive German Faience or Dutch Delft Powdered manganese & blue vase & cover, Mid-18th Century, The German faience powered manganese-ground vase, of baluster form, has a wide should...
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German Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Delft

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

Chinese Porcelain Storage Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
This exquisite 18th-century Chinese porcelain storage jar is beautifully crafted and comes complete with a wooden cap and stand. Perfect for storing a variety of items, it's an elega...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Blue And Green Shades With Rivets Ginger Pot, Borneo, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
18th century Borneo ginger pot. Decorative rivet detailing around top of the pot. Beautiful shades of blue and green glaze. Two available and sold individually.
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Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Top Quality Wanli Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Kraak Plate Deers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely potted and painted kraak plate of a desirable cobalt blue! Stunning piece with beautiful scene of deers in a landscape. Absolute top Quality kraak ware Condition 1 fir...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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 Japanese Porcelain 19th c Meiji Arita Imari Polychrome dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this unusual and magnificent plate from the Meiji period (19th century). It has a very interesting and lovely imari scene Unmarked at the base. Condition Perfect. ...
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Japanese Meiji Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Italian or Spanish Portapalme Urns in Copper and Brass, circa 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cast copper and brass with urn bases and roses and vines with delicate bows, incredibly crafted, these portapalme were particularly in Italian and Italianate churches, the utilizatio...
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European Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass, Copper

6# Japanese Edo period Gold Imari Porcelain Butterfly Tea Bowl & Saucer Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Edo period tea set with imari floral and butterfly decoration Condition 4 bowls crackled all over, 1 bowl with glaze line inside, 1 bowl perfect. Dishes 5 perfect, 1 with small...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Albarello Bird Vase
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white Albarello bird vase. Blue and white ceramic Albarello jar or vase with hand-painted bird in foliage with magnificent blue tonal colouring in ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Majolica

Antique Chinese 17C Porcelain Ming/Transitional Dish Green Glaze Carved
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate with beautiful Green Glaze and a carved underglaze scene of flowers. Possibly Dated to the late Ming or transitional period. But could also be around 17...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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

34.7CM Antique 18C Dutch Delft Earthenware Plate Delftware Based On Chinese P
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A charming and generously sized 18th-century Dutch Delft blue and white plate, inspired by Chinese porcelain designs of the Kangxi period. The central scene features a beautifully st...
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Dutch Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Large Marble Mortar 17th Century with Lid and Stylised Embossed Elements
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A large and unique stone mortar from the 17th century with beautiful embossed elements and lid.. This piece has a great patina and character. It looks impressive set in a coffee tabl...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Marble

Set di Quattro Vasi Medicei Neoclassici Decorazioni Da Tavola Italiane Fine 1700
Located in Milano, MI
Quattro Decorazioni da Tavola Neoclassiche composte da quattro basamenti in legno intagliato, laccato e dorato sormontati da un vaso mediceo in biscuit sovrastante. Di origine Itali...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Ancient Italian Maiolica Faenza, Ferniani Factory, Circa 1700
Located in Milano, IT
Centerpiece white maiolica shell Ferniani factory, early period: 1693-1776 Faenza, circa 1700 Measures: 5.6 in x 14.72 in x 13.46 in (14.3 cm x 37.4...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Maiolica

Antique 18th Qianlong Armorial Dish Chinese Porcelain Plate China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice ca 1740 Qianlong period plate. Research Needed. Condition some minimal rimfrits and hairline selection in base. Size: 23.2x2.5CM DiameterxHeight Period 18th century
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Dutch Delft Polychrome Vase with Flowers and Birds, Mid 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Fine Dutch Delft vase with decoration is flowers and birds. Origin: Delft, The Netherlands Date: 1724 - 1764 Workshop: De Porceleyne Schotel (The Porcelain Dish) By: Jan Pennis...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Delft, Faience

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