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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Etched Limestone Trough, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Prized mounts once took refreshment from this stone trough, carved from a solid block of limestone more than hundred years ago. Once purely functional, the trough is celebrated today...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Blue & White Jar with Birds & Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round blue-and-white storage jar is adorned with a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a cluster of rocks, a symbol for a long and happy lif...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. This ceremonial jug seamlessly transitions between figurative and abstract forms, from the spout formed to look like hair, ...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Monumental Fantoni Orange and Green Glazed Vase
By Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Fantoni Orange and Green Glazed Vase, This is the larger more rare version, signed Fantoni Studio Italy underside.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Swedish Pukeberg Heavy Glass Ice Vase by Uno Westerberg, MCM
By Pukeberg Sweden, Uno Westerberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 1960s stunning heavy "Ice Glass" vase designed by Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg Sweden. It offers a superb organic design and beautiful dimensions, ideal for accommodating medi...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Bohemian Vintage Art Glass Vessel, Marbled Tan Slag Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Bohemian art glass vessel with wonderful movement and caramel/golden yellow coloration in the glass. Matte finish. Very heavy with a marbl...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Slag Glass

Albert Paley Monumental Vase
By Albert Paley
Located in Chicago, IL
Albert Paley Studio, sculptural vase formed, forged, and fabricated of steel with a stainless steel insert. The work has been published in The Art of Albert Paley and in numerous cat...
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Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stainless Steel, Steel

Albert Paley Monumental Vase
Albert Paley Monumental Vase
$50,400 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Chinese Persimmon Fantail Vases with Children at Play, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century porcelain vase is sculpted to a classic Chinese phoenix-tail form and decorated with persimmon-orange enamel and several cartouche paintings of picturesque sc...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Jar with Scholars' Objects
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain storage jar has a rounded, tapered form and is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. The jar is decorated on three sides with cartouches enclosing stil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Golden Chrysanthemum Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This low terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a perfectly imperfect glazed finish. The vessel has a simple, tapered silhouette, shaped with a wide mouth, short walls and a...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted by artisans in China's Shanxi province, this black clay vessel has a quiet simplicity, shaped with balanced proportions and an undecorated, unglazed surface. Charged with th...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic vase in glazed stoneware with abstract multicolored glaze. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Blue & White Good Fortune Jars
Located in Chicago, IL
These round, porcelain storage jars are brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner with a striking, high-contrast design. Emphasizing the graphic aesthetic qualities of Chi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Round Celadon Chrysanthemum Jar
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...
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Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Squared Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ritual Vessels, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this squared ginger jar, tripod censers and bronze ritual vessels have been used for thousands of years in Chinese cultur...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Ceramic Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Black ceramic vase with white/gray volcanic like glaze technique.
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Missoni for Arte Vetro Murano 14.25” Tall Glass Vase
By Missoni, Arte Verto
Located in Chicago, IL
Missoni, a clothing brand that is world famous for their colorful textiles, partnered with Arte Vetro Murano a glass blower from Venice Italy world fa...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Demijohn or Carboy Glass Bottle in the Original Wooden Crate
Located in Chicago, IL
Call it a carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all are the same, meaning a glass vessel. Carboy's originate from Persia with the word; qarabah; demijohn comes via France, for dame-jeanne, or Lady Jane...
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Chinese Floral Apothecary Mortar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage mortar and pestle from Shanxi, China was cast in iron with a floral relief. It was originally used in a traditional apothecary t...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Iron

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

Chinese Coiled Pickling Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into vinegar, this earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The rich brown gla...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jars with Ancient Censers, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this pair of baluster jars, censers have been used for thousands of years as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plant...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Tapered Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A rich, dark brown glaze coats the gently tapered form of this late 19th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used d...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Bitossi Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Bitossi ceramic vase by Aldo Londi.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Black and White Ceramic Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Black ceramic vase with white glaze drips
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair of 19th century Neoclassical Style Patinated Bronze Urns
Located in Chicago, IL
A Pair of Circa 1850 Pompeian Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Urns. These beautiful urns have boar's head handles surmounted by double-sided classical male and female mask busts, cast ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Antique Cloisonné Floor Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Cloisonné Floor Vase Circa Early 20th Century
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Dark Glaze Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark brown glaze clings to the tapered form of this 19th-century jar, once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitchen as evidenced by the glazed interior. The wide-mouth jar is shaped wi...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

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

Chinese Blue and White Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brushed with a dark, blue-black glaze atop a white field, this Qing-dynasty water vessel is wonderfully painted in a carefree style with stylized figures and loose shading. Designed ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Eric Astoul Franc Ceramic Wood Fired Vase La Borne France
By Eric Astoul
Located in Chicago, IL
French ceramist Eric Astoul (b. 1954, Morocco) infuses his sculptures with the essence of ancient and modern earthenware he has encountered along his travels in France, England, Japa...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Tea Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brushed with dark cobalt blue atop a creamy white field, this Qing-dynasty tea leaf jar beautifully exemplifies the timeless allure of blue-and-white porcelain. The tea jar has a gen...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Noire Enameled Black Porcelain Vase Ginger Jar With Wood Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Famille Noire Enameled Black Porcelain Vase Ginger Jar with Wood Stand This Vase/Jar is a stunning addition to any decor. Featuring a rich black porcelain base adorn...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

White Agate Chinese Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Agate

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in matte gray glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
$4,400 Sale Price
44% Off
Large Brass Pineapple Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Large-scale vase is made with solid brass. Vase is made well and is heavy Dimensions: 11" high 12" dia opening 5.50" opening
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Large Brass Pineapple Vase
Large Brass Pineapple Vase
$2,352 Sale Price
51% Off
Petite Blue and White Chinese Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Contrasted by a crisp white field, this small porcelain vase is decorated in the timeless blue-and-white style with bold brushwork and deep cobalt-blue color. The gracefully curved f...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Antique French Grape Harvest Hod from the Burgundy Region of France c1880's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French hand-made wood open top barrel and we're thinking it might have been used as a Grape Harvest Hod? Ideal to decorate your wine cellar or Country Style Kitchen. Many des...
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1880s French Country Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Steel, Iron

Chinese Blue and White Koi Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Revered for centuries for its elegant designs and rich cobalt blue and pure white colors, traditional Chinese blue-and-white porcelain lives on in this hand-painted bottleneck vase. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Clyde Burt Face Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Midnight Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark blue-black glaze coats the body of this small kitchen jar, sheeting down the sides and pooling at the sharp angle drawn by its high shoulders. The glazed vessel dates to the e...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Demijohn or Carboy Glass Vessel in the Original Wooden Carrying Crate
Located in Chicago, IL
Carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all refer to a glass vessel. Carboy's originated from the Persian word; qarabah, while demijohn comes from the French, for dame-jeanne, or Lady Jane...
Category

Early 1900s French Country Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. Two aspects of the tribe's traditional culture can be seen in this handled jug—the allusion to tall coiffured hair, and the...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

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

20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Medium Tribe Vase by Arik Levy George for Bitossi, 2007
By Arik Levy, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Medium Tribe Vase by Arik Levy George for Bitossi, 2007 Unglazed White exterior with inside yellow interior The sharp contrast between textures and colors captures the trademark aest...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As evidenced by the interior glaze, this wide-mouth jar was once used in a Provincial Qing-dynasty kitchen for storing food and condiments. The vessel has a gently tapered form, with...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Textured Porcupine Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Textured Porcupine vase, stamp on underside.
Category

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

Materials

Clay

Textured Porcupine Vase
Textured Porcupine Vase
$260 Sale Price
67% Off
Chinese Bai Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking cool white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea dri...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar with Shizi
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

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Eight Treasure Gooseneck Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The eight treasures of a scholar, which celebrate study and success, are hidden among the many symbols on this gooseneck jar, double lozenges for victory, a pearl for granting wishes...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Large Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar with Mountain Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an important part of Chinese culture for at least a thousand years. Emulating traditional blue-and-white porcelain, this contempora...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar and Pestle
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar and pestle from is from China's Shanxi province and is patterned in low relief with floral motifs. It...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Iron

African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt vase, striped graduated tones vase. "Signed underside CB".
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Green Glazed Planter Pot Vase from Guangdong Province with Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Green Glazed Planter Pot Vase from Guangdong Province with Stand This decorated planter originates from Guangdong, located on the north shore of the South China Sea. Display...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Original Antique French Confit Pot with Mustard Color Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Confit Pot is a surviving piece of utilitarian pottery made about a 100 years ago. There is no such thing as a perfect pot, these were made long before refrigeration w...
Category

1920s French Country Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

A Late 19th Century Chinese Stone Urn
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive limestone urn came from Shanxi Province, dates to the late 19th century and used to hold water. Given its relatively limited capacity, it was probably mostly decorat...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Limestone

Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni Monumental vase, Italy, 1959. Glazed earthenware Glazed signature and date to underside: [Fantoni 1959].  
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
$6,720 Sale Price
62% Off
Chinese Blue and White Snuff Bottle, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Drip Glaze Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Coated inside and out with a rich drip glaze, this early 20th century jar was originally used for storing foods and condiments in a Provincial Chinese kitchen. The wide-mouth jar has...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

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