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Item Ships From: Chicago
Provincial Chinese Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this clay vessel has a smoky grey exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Hand Painted Goldfish Motif Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of butter yellow Chinese hand painted gourd form vases. Painted with orange pairs of fancy goldfish to the front as well as the back along with aqu...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Albany Small Fluted Vase Handcrafted
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
The Albany vase collection inverts tradition with the intricate fluting detail on the interior of the vase. The strong, simple lines of the vases make these perfect for any interior....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Aquaring, Sculptural Polished Silver Decanter, Made In Italy
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver decanter is both beautiful and functional. Fabricated in Italy, this proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a s...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver

Chinese Half Moon Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-chise...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Limestone

Early 20th Century Bronze Trench Art Bank
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century American Trench Art bronze bank made from a spent artillery shell casing, and with a lid with a heavy knurled k...
Category

Early 20th Century American Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

French Cut Crystal Vase by Saint-Louis, Late 20th Century
By Saint Louis
Located in Chicago, IL
Impressive cut crystal vase by renowned cristallerie Saint Louis Cristal manufacturers handicraft in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, France. Fine mouth blown and hand cut crystal vase with ...
Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal

Chinese Stamped Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This earthenware vessel from China's Yunnan province is distinguished by its rustic drip glaze and allover stamped pattern. Originally used for storing rice wine or other liquids, th...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Ming Cizhou Storage Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive glazed vessel dates to the early 17th century and was used to store condiments or pickles in a Ming-dynasty kitchen. The grand jar has an elegant, tapered form and is...
Category

Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Pre-Columbian Chupícuaro Redware Olla
Located in Chicago, IL
This small olla jar is a beautiful example of Mesoamerican pottery, decorated with red, white, and orange slip in the style of Chupícuaro ware. Th...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Chinese Blue and White Shizi Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Images of shizi, a lion-dog symbol of power and strength of character, cavort among the stylized clouds of heaven on this hand-painted covered jar. Original...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase by Alvino Bagni for Bitossi / Raymor
By Raymor, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase by Alvino Bagni for Bitossi / Raymor. A design simulating that of a stained glass window.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Orrefors Ariel Glass Vase with Busts of Women Designed by Edvin Öhrström 1960
By Orrefors, Edvin Öhrström
Located in Chicago, IL
This Orrefors Ariel glass vase was designed by Edvin Öhrström and produced in 1960, as indicated by the markings on the bottom of the vase. The vase f...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Urns with Red-Crowned Cranes and Peonies
By Jingfa
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Chinese cloisonné capped urns with carved and pierced fruitwood bases. Red-crowned cranes with assorted flora on a sky blue background with volcanoe...
Category

1970s Chinese Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Chinese Fu Lion Fantail Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain vase from the early 20th-century is sculpted to a classic phoenix-tail silhouette and decorated on all sides with mythical fu lions. Also known as shizi or foo dogs, f...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Early LaGardo Tackett Measuring Pitcher with Graphics
By Lagardo Tackett
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual, Early LaGardo Tackett measuring pitcher with graphics. Unfamiliar with the early mark on underside. Assuming this is from the first production of this form by Tackett for Sc...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Blue and White Scholar's Joy Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary ginger jar continues the tradition of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics with classic curves and auspicious, hand-painted decorations. Symbols that would surely give a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A strong but silent 20th century Chinese white glazed porcelain ginger jar with a lid and straight sides. Perfect as is, or filled with flowers, branches, or any other myriad vices y...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar was hand-shaped in the early 20th century with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Four Flowers Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round, blue-and-white storage jar is underglazed with lush garden scenery featuring the flowering plants of the four seasons. Tree peo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Crazed Opaline Glass Bud Vases, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite pair of bud vases dates to the early 20th century and are elegantly shaped of white opaline glass with yellow accents. Shimmering with subtle crazing and iridescence, the...
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece Vessel
By Paul Soldner
Located in Chicago, IL
Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece Vessel 1983 marked underside 83-28-6283 Sodner attended the Los Angeles County Art Institute, and became Peter Voulkos's first student i...
Category

1980s American Brutalist Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Chinese Glazed Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite glazed jar from China's Shanxi province exemplifies the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Albany Medium Fluted Vase Handcrafted
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
The Albany vase collection inverts tradition with the intricate fluting detail on the interior of the vase. The strong, simple lines of the vases make these perfect for any interior....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Marcello Fantoni Vase for Raymor, Italy, 1950
By Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni Vase for Raymor, Italy, 1950 Tall ceramic vase with abstract geometric squares arranged in a seemingly random rhythm. A striking example of Fantoni’s midcentury work...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Pol Chambost Ceramic Vase France c 1940
By Pol Chambost
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase by French ceramic artist Pol Chambost featuring a pale lemon yellow glaze with deep brown incised decoration. Perfect condition. Unsigned.
Category

1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Oxblood Red Glazed Chinese Melon Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The melon shape is respected by the Chinese not only as a form but as a symbol for proliferation. These contemporary ceramics call back to the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279) when artisan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Spice Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this round tea leaf jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain jar has a rounded form and flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary lidded baluster jar continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with cobalt pigments for a brilliant blue finish, the ja...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Seattle Planter Umbrella Holder by Jonathan Nesci in Wax Polished Aluminum Plate
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Seattle planter umbrella stand/planter made in quarter-inch waxed aluminum. The bottom of the umbrella side slants slightly towards removable planter opening for a little watering help on rainy days. Included is a galvanized steel planter box for the base. Produced for The New, the inaugural show of Volume...
Category

2010s American Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Aluminum

Ethiopian Milk Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Other

Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini, model no. 8067, blown glass with acid frosted surface, engraved 'venini italia' Dimensions: 12.25" high 7.2...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini
$7,600 Sale Price
52% Off
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...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Malian Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Red Lacquer Negoro Hibachi with Rabbits, Edo Period, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With monumental scale and beautiful, hand-carved details, this remarkable red lacquer hibachi is a true work of art. Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels such as this were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Placed under a low wood kotatsu table...
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper

Antique French Demijohn or Carboy
Located in Chicago, IL
Take your pick, carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all refer to the same glass vessel. Carboy's originate from the Persian word; qarabah, while demijohn comes courtesy of the French...
Category

1890s French Country Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Early 20th c. English Royal Doulton Arts and Crafts Lambeth Stoneware Vase
By Royal Doulton
Located in Chicago, IL
This Late Victorian English Arts & Crafts Royal Doulton Lambeth stoneware amphora by Frank A. Butler was done in Pattern no. 960. This twin-handled vessel is decorated with a mottled...
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Stamped Chinese Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique 19th century Chinese earthenware pot is distinguished by its remarkable stamp pattern. With a brown drip glaze, this vase features a bulbous shaped body that stands on a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Glazed Chinese Wine Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into wine or vinegar, this squat, earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of granite, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once used to grind spices, herbs, and other condiments. The timeworn exterior is patterned wi...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Granite

Djerma Painted Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Djerma people of Niger are well-known for their gracefully shaped and delicately painted water containers. The surface paintings are applied after firing with all natural pigment...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This blue and white baluster jar was made in the Jiangxi region of China. The landscape scenes hand painted by feathery brushstrokes are richly evocative and bring to mind ancient Ch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Chinese Glazed Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite glazed jar from China's Shanxi province exemplifies the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Crackle Celadon Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Crackle Celadon Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Zitan Brush Pot with Soapstone Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This beautif...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Soapstone

Pair of Chinese Phoenix Tail Vases with Birds & Flowers, c. 1924
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted to a traditional Chinese phoenix tail vase form, these elegant early 20th-century vases are adorned with charming scenes of birds & flowers. Brushed with famille rose enamel...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Stamped Chinese Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique 19th century Chinese earthenware pot is distinguished by its remarkable stamp pattern. With a brown drip glaze, this vase features a bulbous shaped body that stands on a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
Category

1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of granite, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once used in a Chinese kitchen to grind spices, herbs, and other condiments. Chisel marks tex...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Granite

Large Scheurich Ceramic Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Chicago, IL
Scheurich ceramic vase One minor chip on top rim (as shown).  
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Dennis Kirchmann Art Pottery Lidded Vase in Midnight Blue
By Dennis Kirchmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully sleek and simple terra cotta pottery lidded vase or urn from Dennis Kirchmann. Glazed in a nearly black dark blue shiny glaze. Purchased directly from the potter at his ...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Chinese Glazed Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite glazed jar from China's Shanxi province exemplifies the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Chinese Stone Water Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. The petite...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Limestone

Set of Three Petite Chinese Apothecary Jars, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite glazed jars from China's Shanxi province exemplify the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Nupe Incised Water Vessel
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied texture...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Blue and White Brush Pot with Shan Shui Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

fferrone Contemporary Minimal Triple Black Steel Flower Sculptural Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Three vases in one, composed of a series of black minimal hand-painted stainless steel tubes in various dimensions and cut on the bias, the contemporary Bana Triple vase can uniquely accommodate a single stem to full flower...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stainless Steel

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