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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

Pair of Chinese Export Imari Vases, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Chinese Export Imari vases, ca. 1780.
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Polychrome Porcelain Cachepots, 18th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
This pair of 18th century Chinese Export polychrome porcelain cachepot are an exceptional example of antique porcelain made by skilled Chinese artisans for the European market. A sca...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Engraved Irish Rum Decanter Attributed to Cork & Co
By Cork Glass Co.
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An Irish slice cut decanter with engraved rum label attributed to Cork & Co. Ireland, 1790.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Large Ancient Khmer Urn or Vase
Located in New York, NY
Large ancient Khmer Urn or Vase in a sober, Classic form. The piece has varied and beautiful coloration due to the effect of time, humidity and weather on th...
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Cambodian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Aesthetic antique American silver vase
Located in London, GB
Fine American sterling silver lobed baluster vase made by Tiffany & Co at the turn of the 20th century. With its compressed and bulbous fluted form, and reflecting Tiffany's efforts ...
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Aesthetic Movement Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Sterling Silver

Early to Mid 16th Century Salvaged Ming Gap Jar from Shipwreck
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early to mid 16th century ceramic vessel from Thailand is an excellent specimen of a salvaged ceramic jar from a shipwreck during in the Min...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Very old Japanese excavated earthenware/Wabi Sabi vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is earthenware excavated in Japan. It has a very beautiful shape and is well balanced. The color of the pottery is light brown because it is fired at a low temperature. Dependin...
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Japanese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

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

Materials

Enamel

Korean Bronze Bottle Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Korean bronze bottle of bulbous pear form with a long neck and flared open mouth from Goryeo Dynasty (918 AD-1392 AD) circa 12-13th century I...
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Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of Regence Gilt-Bronze Green Glazed porcelain Mounted Celadon Lidded Vases
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Regence gilt-bronze mounted celadon lidded vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722), in the manner of Yuan dynasty, and circa 1720. Each turquoise colored lidded vase / urn ...
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French Napoleon III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Landscape Figural Dish Kosometsuke
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely early 17th century Kosometsuke dish, made for the Japanese market. We simply fell in love with it. The painting style is very typical for this period but...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Han Dynasty Glazed Hill Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
Han earthenware celedon glazed hill jar The hill jar represents the five sacred mountains which is the path between the earth and Paradise. The mountains are...
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Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Late 18th Century English Faience Planter
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality English late 18th century faience planter or pot, with accompanying small porcelain stand. The hand painted image depicts a young couple handsomely dressed in bright col...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Faience

Faience Vase with Top, German, circa 1780 Louis Seize, Decorative White Glaze
Located in Epfach, DE
Special faience vase with lid, German, circa 1780. The rare vase is white glazed and very nicely shaped. The lid vase is an very decorative object.
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German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Faience

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

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Ceramic

Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Kiyomizu-Ware Vase, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Emperor Shōwa Period Kiyomizu-Ware Vase, 18th Century Emperor Shōwa Period - from 1926 to 1989/1990 DIMENSIONS Height: 9 inches diame...
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Japanese Japonisme 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

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Bronze

Fabulous Pair of 18th Century Chinese Covered Urns
Located in Stamford, CT
A fabulous pair of 18th century Chinese Rose Mandarin covered urns with extraordinary detail and raised decoration.
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Late 18th Century Pair of Dutch Painted Portrait Liquor Bottles
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative pair of painted glass drinking bottles, probably originally for gin. Oil painted on the exterior, each with a fine portrait of a Dutch Nobleman along with a family bann...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

French Early 18th Century Copper Vessel
Located in Round Top, TX
A very beautiful early 18th century riveted copper vessel or bowl with an iron handle. A charming and warm accent piece for any kitchen, living area or bath.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Copper

Antique Chantilly French Porcelain Kakiemon Style Vase Birds in Garden, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and unusual 18C French Chantilly vase in Kakiemon style. Different kind of birds in a landscape. After Japanese porcelain example but from F...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Early 17th Century French Mortar
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Early 17th Century French Mortar
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Iron

Large Han Dynasty Hu Green Glazed Mythical Beasts Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and decorative Chinese green-glazed pottery hu vase. Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). The compressed globular body encircled by eight mystical beasts of monkeys, Rabbits, de...
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Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

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

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Porcelain

Pair of Rustic Spanish Arab Style Copper Water / Milk Jugs with Domed Lids
Located in Madrid, ES
Copper containers of varying shapes and sizes have been used in Spanish homes and kitchens for many centuries. Copper and its alloys were particularly popular metals for storing and ...
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Spanish Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Copper, Wrought Iron

Pair of Cut Glass 18th Century Tapered Decanters Finely Engraved with Stars
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A pair of cut glass 18th century tapered decanters finely engraved with stars.
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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Cut Glass

Important 17th Century Delft Chinoiserie Three Piece Garniture
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An important 17th century Delft chinoiserie three-piece garniture The Netherlands, Delft. Last quarter of the 17th century An important and rare Delft garniture of three pieces. The shape and decoration are inspired on the Chinese Transitional porcelain...
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Dutch Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic, Faience

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

18th Century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in IT
18th century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases The pair of neoclassical vases was made in Italy in the end of 18th ce...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Late 18th C. Blue John Chalice Artifact mounted on Lucite Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This late 18th century object made of Blue John, the famous stone mined in only one part of England, is a very rare form of feldspar. Popular in the late 18th century and early 19th...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Lucite

Swagged Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1775
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A particularly successful vase in black basalt, with simple, classical deocration or swags and berries & leaves. This vase comes from the Wedgwood & Bentley period, during which the ...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Tall and Heavy Elmwood Mortar Antique Plant Cover Coffee Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Antwerp, BE
A tall and heavy elmwood mortar; 17th or 18th century. Antique Plant Cover Coffee Table Wabisabi. Measures: Diameter 40 cm. Height 46 cm.
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French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Italian Maiolica Pharmacy Flasks Felice Clerici, Milan Circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Two maiolica pharmacy flasks Milan, Felice Clerici Manufacture, 1770-1780 They each measure 9.44 in (24 cm) in height x 6.10 in (15.5 cm) in diameter l...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Maiolica

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

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Enamel

Grand Tour Cinerarium - 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
18th century Grand Tour Cinerarium Limestone, inlaid with Roman marble fragments and fresco's Annotation of finding spot indistinctively written on the fragments ("forum trajan","for...
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Italian Grand Tour Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Limestone, Marble

Antique Ceremonial Urns, Song Dynasty, 12th-13th Century
Located in New York, NY
Two tall ceremonial urns dating from the 12th-13th century, Southern Song dynasty. Glazed terracotta. They depict 12 traditional ritual attendant...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Italian Faience 18th Century Majolica Riser with Annunciation
Located in Milano, MI
From Central Italy a 18th century Majolica Riser consisting of a flat circular dish with raised edge, resting on a base with a simple shape. The ...
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Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Majolica

Imari Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in London, GB
Japanese Imari porcelain temple jar from circa 18th Century, with temple decoration and unusual lattice decoration on the rim.
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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 characteristic form with a bulbous upper body that tappers with a gra...
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Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

18th Century Pair Decalcomania Glass Vases Piemonte Italy Arte Povera
Located in Epfach, DE
A rare pair of decalcomania glass vases from Piemonte Italy 18th century. Painted in polychrome with applications in Arte Povera with floral and chinois motifs. The synomania that ...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Erik Ernander 'Worked ca. 1755', Silver Beaker, Origin: Sweden, Dated 1788
By Eric Ernander
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Gustavian 18th century silver beaker by Erik Ernander (Worked ca. 1755 in Uppsala, Sweden), Origin: Sweden, stamped: artist's stamp, Swedish triple crown...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Silver

Pair of Meissen Covered Potpourri Vases, circa 1745
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Meissen covered potpourri vases, circa 1745.
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Stoneware Storage Jar China East Zhou Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pinkish stoneware jar with broad shoulder and slightly tapered body from Chinese East Zhou Dynasty (771-256BC). The surface of the jar was nearly thorou...
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Chinese Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

18th Century Japanese Arita Imari porcelain vase. Circa 1780.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive Japanese Arita Imari porcelain vase, depicting lake scenes, children playing, blossom trees and classical moti...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain, Hardwood

Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Incense Burner, ca 1600
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
⁠It's 17th century chinese porcelain, Ming period, made for the Japanese market. This unusual Kosumetsuke Koro would have been used for incense that is added to the charcoal fire dur...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

18th Century French Provencal Terracotta Olive Oil Jar from Biot
Located in Dallas, TX
This large, antique earthenware olive oil jar was created in Biot, Provence, Southern France, circa 1760. Made of blond clay and neutral in color, the terracotta vase has a tradition...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware, Terracotta

Ming Gap Jar from Shipwreck Salvage, Thailand
Located in Atlanta, GA
This centuries-old ceramic vessel from Thailand is an excellent specimen of a salvaged ceramic jar from a shipwreck during in the Ming gap period. This antique jar from Thailand, circa early to mid 16th century, stands just over 20 inches in height and has a rounded body, with a thickly rounded top lip, and set of four loop-hole projections arising from the shoulders (which would have been used to secure a lid at top). There is a fabulous texture about the jar, from the centuries of being submerged underwater, which has encrusted it with barnacles and tales of sea-life. Should you wish to have a collection of these Ming gap jars...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Clay Period Spanish Colonial Jar with Custom Metal Stand from the 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A clay Spanish colonial period jar from the 18th century. This jar is raised on a tripod custom-made metal stand. The finish is of a natural pale color.
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Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Metal

18th Century Dutch Delft Earthenware Vases Pieter van den Briel’t Fortuyn
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Two 18th century delft earthenware vases signed VB (Pieter van den Briel 't Fortuyn, 1753-1759) In original condition, no restorations as you can see on the photo's. VB mark : Van ...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Chinese Yongzheng Rouge De Fer Porcelain Rooster Vase, 1723-1735
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptionally fine and rare Chinese Yongzheng period vase of quatrefoil form decorated with a pair of roosters perched on rocks, surrounded by a pair of large butterflies, insects and sprays of flowers in rouge de fer...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Korean Glazed Ceramic Vase Buncheong Ware Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small antique Korean Buncheong stoneware vase from early Joseon Dynasty circa 16th century. The vase is of a classic pear form with a waisted neck, a flared mouth and a ringed base...
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Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

18th Century Pair English Regency Tole Chesnut Urns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Pair English Regency Tole Chestnut Urns Unique Urns purchased in France. See detailed photos.
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French Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Chestnut

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

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Ceramic

16th Century Ceramic Sawankhalok Shipwreck Vase, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ceramic tulip shaped vase from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery. Beautiful and natural patina from being submerged under water. Par...
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Thai Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

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

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

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Delft Blue and White "Varinas" Tobacco Jar
Located in Houston, TX
Delft blue and white "Varinas" tobacco jar with lid, Netherlands, circa 1790-1809. Decorated with floral medallion. Inscribed with "Varinas," a tobacco variety cultivated in 17th cen...
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Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Brass

Pair of George III Carved Mahogany Dining Urns
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each urn with a cone finial, the collar carved with interlaces and a tapered fluted body on a spreading socle. Formerly with spigots. Provenance: Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York Bos...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

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Mahogany

Pair of George III Carved Mahogany Dining Urns
Pair of George III Carved Mahogany Dining Urns
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Engraved Continental Magnum Decanter with Ten Matching Glasses
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A Continental magnum decanter of tapered shape with ten matching large wine glasses all engraved with swags. Portugal, circa 1785. Measures: heig...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Cut Glass

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