Large Vintage Edwardian Style English Ironstone Milk Pail With Two Handles

Large Raku Ceramic Vessel by Andrew Berends This contemporary art pottery vase or vessel is handcrafted by noted Vermont ceramicist, Andrew Bernends. T...

Late 19th/Early 20th c., large Japanese Meiji bronze floor urn. The principal decoration on both sides of the vase is rendered in beautiful and strong relief. One side depicts birds, possibly skylarks, in flight and on flowering cherry blossom branches. The opposite side depicts herons wading and alighting on a flowering tree. the upper and lower portions of urn are decorated with repeating arched lozenges detailed with scrolls and flora. The urn is adorned with foo dog handles, unmarked. This is an impressive and beautiful bronze urn. In bronze-working, Meiji period craftsmen were newly empowered to attempt distinctive, innovative, and complex pieces. Makers were influenced less by the West than by China, which had had a relationship with Japan stretching back thousands of years, far further than Japan’s recent association with Western powers. Artistry in bronze-work reached new heights in the Meiji period, as a number of metalworking schools developed, creating intricate pieces including vases, sculptures...

Large Vintage Two Handle Ceramic Vase Great size, color and glaze. overall good condition one tight hairline crack at the top (almost impossible to see)

Antique English Copeland & Garrett (Late Spode) Oriental Ironstone Ewer C.1840 Copeland and Garrett operated from 1833-1847 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. In good overall condition: O...