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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
French 18th Century Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Round Top, TX
A wonderful 18th century French cast iron mortar. A great vessel for flower arranging or storing kitchen utensils.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Iron

Unusual Dutch Delftware Figural Earthenware Vases in Chinese Transitional Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description 17th/18th century Height 340 mm approx, diameter 125 mm (4.33 inch), diameter of mouthrim 85 mm, diameter of foot 115 mm. Earthenware double gourd vases with a large mouth. Decorated in different in blue on a white tin glaze in Chinese Transitional style with figures in a mountainous landscape. In the period (1630-1645) the VOC (Dutch East India Company, 1602–1799) ordered Chinese porcelain through the Company's factory on Formosa (Taiwan). The Transitional style had been very popular in the Netherlands. As with kraak porcelain the decorative elements are taken from the repertoire of the Chinese Transitional style porcelain. After Chinese exports came to a standstill due to internal conflicts around 1647 the shapes and decorations of transitional porcelain...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Extra Large Martaban Vase
Located in Houston, TX
Large Martaban Ming dynasty stoneware storage vase with dragons, 14th century. Beautiful Ochoa and yellow brown glaze with decorated dragons and Ming clouds. Applied dragon...
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Asian Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century German Clear Glass Decorated Bottle
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century German, or possibly Bohemian, Clear Glass Bottle. Flattened octagonal shape. Hand decorated with blue, orange and green flowers. 15.5cm / 6" High
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Pre-Columbian Inca Hand Carved Kero / Drinking Vessel, 1300-1500 AD
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The hand carved beaker-shaped wood drinking vessel was used to drink 'chicha' which was a beer-like beverage made from fermented corn. The weathered exterior showing incised geometri...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Hardwood

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

Pair Hand Carved Wood Finials Vase Shape Centerpiece Urns Antiques Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair Hand Carved Wood Finials Vase Shape Centerpiece Urns Antiques Los Angeles. Beautiful Pair of late 18th century Italian Baroque style carved wood finials urns . Worn distressed d...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood

Set of Italian 18th century Oil and Vinegar Flacons
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A set of handblown early 18th century Oil and Vinegar Flacons. Following the French Court etiquette rules and a taste for luxury spreaded around Europe in the 18th century. Eating be...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Louis XVI Tole Monteith "Verriere"
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with handles and a pale green with central panel of a floral still life. Serrated edge with overall gilded details.
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Tin

Slice & Flute Georgian Spirit Decanter Engraved with Prince of Wales Feathers
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A slice and flute cut glass spirit decanter engraved with the prince of Wales feathers fitted with target stopper. England, circa 1795.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
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Malian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA Very rare 19th century George III to Victorian coco nut “Coco de Me...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Chinese 18th Century Flambe Glazed Trunk Form Vases
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of vases molded as naturalistic plum tree trunks, with applied decorations of flowering plum branches. All are covered by a rich flambe glaze of predominantly fuchsia, with st...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

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

Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf church altar vases decorated with fossil shells, siliquaria, and natural forming baroque pearls. The vases originally came from a church in A...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Georgian Broad & Fine Flute Magnum Carafe
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A Georgian broad and fine flute magnum carafe with engraved band.
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Cut Glass

Tall Mid Century Glazed Art Pottery Vessel Attributed To Robert Turner
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very well crafted Pottery Vessel possibly by the iconic and justly celebrated American Ceramicist Robert Turner (1913-2005), this massive vessel...
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American Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Clay

16th Century Sawankhalok Shipwrecked Fossil Embedded Coconut Pot, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok shipwrecked coconut pot. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural original patina. Two available and sold indi...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Ko Akae Plate Chinese Porcelain Wucai Tianqi Chongzhen Flowers, 17th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Presenting an exquisite early 17th century dish from Jingdezhen, crafted for the Japanese market. This stunning piece features the Ko Akae decoration of enamel overglaze flowers. Ad...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Yueyao Celadon Glazed Jar 'Guan', Five Dynasties, 10th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese Yueyao glazed guan jar with incised decoration and applied handles, five dynasties period (907- 979 AD), China. The vessel of somewhat flattened globular form, w...
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Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Ca. 17th Century Wood, Mineral Pigment and Iron Metalwork Trunk, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trunk Tibet ...
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Tibetan Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Iron

Two Very Large Hand Carved Antique Stone Urns Planters Anduze Rustic Jardinières
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Two Very Large Hand Carved Antique Stone Urns Planters Anduze Rustic Jardinières . Round Hand Carved Stone Containers as a cache pot . Exquisite execution. The 2 Anduzes that would e...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Pair of Italian Neoclassic Carved and Painted Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-classic (18th Cent) cream painted and gilt trimmed carved urns/finials with gilt flame top and open design side arms (PRICED AS Pair)
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing oil or sauces. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully curved form kn...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing oil or sauces. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully curved form kn...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

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

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Vessel, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This delicate ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The gracefully curved form is known as a yuhuchunping, or pear-sha...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Storage 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

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Vessel, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The gracefully curved form is known as a yuhuchunping, or pear-shape...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

A Napolean shaped wood pitcher with brass bound bands
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Napolean III shaped wood pitcher with brass bound bands. Great color and patina.
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French George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

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

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Chantilly Porcelain Pots de Crème
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each porcelain pot delicately decorated with flowers and raised on an exquisitely chased tripod base headed by lion heads. These Chantilly porcelain pots were embellished in Paris wi...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ormolu

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

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

Pair of 18th Century Granite Italian Planters From Tuscany
Located in Round Top, TX
This rare pair of granite stone planters were found in a Villa in Tuscany. They are very heavy and great on top of a substantial pedestal to hold their weight. They would also be ama...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Granite

Pair of Chinese Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese Imari (18th cent) porcelain small vases with a scalloped top and scenes of figures and flowers. (small chip to 1 top) (priced as pa...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Suite of George III Cut Glass of Nautical Interest
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A suite of late 18th century Adam period cut glass, comprising of two club shaped decanters with tear drop stoppers, and five conical stem glasses, all finely engraved with swags, fr...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Cut Glass

Tall Korean Ceramic Storage Jar Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic storage jar circa 18th century of Joseon Dynasty. The jar is of a classic Maebyong form (known in Chinese as Plum Vase or Meiping...
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Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Glass and Vase, Glass, Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja, Spain, 18th C
By Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja
Located in Madrid, ES
Jug and glass. Glass. Royal Glass Factory of La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain, 18th century. Pitcher or vase with lid and glass with a smal...
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Spanish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

A Silvered Copper and Wrought Iron Lavabo, Spanish circa 1780
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A silvered copper and wrought iron Lavabo, Spanish circa 1780 Height: 78.5 cm Diameter: 40 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection acquired in 1960s.395
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Copper, Wrought Iron

Italian Maiolica Flower Pot Garlands of Flowers, P. Rubati, Milano, 1770 circa
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica flower pot “a mezzaluna” decorated with garlands of flowers Pasquale Rubati Factory Milan, circa 1770 Measures: 4.7 in x 5 in x 8.8 in ...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Maiolica

Chinese Black and Green Leaf Glazed Porcelain Pear Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (17th Century-style) black glazed ceramic pear-shaped vase decorated with a green leaf on the front and back.    
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Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Low Iron Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
China was the earliest known civilization create works with cast iron, first appearing thousands of years ago during the illustrious Zhou dynasty. This early 18th century iron vessel was once used for collecting rain water...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Iron

Pair of Dutch Delftware Polychrome Glazed Porcelain Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of Dutch Delftware Polychrome glazed porcelain vases. Ornately rendered patterns and peacocks adorn in Blue, yellow, white, and green. This set of Chinoiserie style ...
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Danish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
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African Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Shigaraki Tsubo Stoneware Ceramic Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese ceramic vessel from Shiga, Japan. This piece gains its unique glaze and irregularities from the firing process in which wood is added...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Han Dynasty Silver-Decorated Garlic Head Bronze Hu Vase, 3rd Century BC
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous and striking late Warring States (475 to 221 BC) or early Han Dynasty (221 to 206 BC) cast bronze and silver-decorated garlic head hu vessel. Of elegant bottle form, w...
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Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Large Chinese Porcelain Flambe-Glazed Vase, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Large Chinese Porcelain flambe-glazed vase, 18th century.
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century French Glazed Porcelain Apothecary/Pharmacy Jar - 'ALUM: ROCC: L:'
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 18th Century french glazed porcelain apothecary/pharmacy jar with lid - 'ALUM: ROCC: L:' By: Charles-Antoine Acloque Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel Technique: mold...
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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Large 19th Century French Granite Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous pair of large scale granite urns. Measure approximate 21.5 height x 16 width x 16 depth. Almost 10 inch opening at top. Have been used as planters. The body has Classic...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Granite

18th Century Apothecary Sign
Located in Napa, CA
18th Century Apothecary sign was created with wrought iron, fer forge. Beautiful details of the medical symbol of a winged staff with two snakes intertwined.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wrought Iron

Set of Five 18th Century Wooden Pigment Jars
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A set of 5 late 18th century wooden pigment jars. The softwood lidded jars are made in a baluster shape and decorated with the original black paint and hand painted color names in Du...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Engraved Continental Magnum Tapered Decanter
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A Continental magnum decanter of tapered shape engraved with swags Portugal, 1785.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

16th Century Large Shipwreck Vessel, Sawankhalok, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand, Sawankhalok large ceramic vessel from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural original patina. Three available and sold individually. Part of a very large collection of shipwrecked pottery...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A very rare Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Candelabra with a hand painted scene by François Boucher. ‘P . F . Boucher’ original mark o...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Brass, Bronze

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

Mortar and Pilar End 15th Century Gothic Period
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Iron mortar with its original pestle end 15th beginning 16th century Gothic period, France Beautiful original object with a beautiful patina and in good condition   
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French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Iron

Antique 18th century Large French Empire Ceramic Glazed Vase
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely magnificent one of a kind French Empire hand crafted Vase with dragons and angles. It’s a perfect example of the Parisian craftsmanship of the French empire per...
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French Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Chinese Black and Green Leaf Glazed Porcelain Globular Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (17th Century-style) black glazed porcelain globular vase decorated with a green leaf on the front and back.   
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Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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

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