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Item Ships From: Chicago
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
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
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
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 ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
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
Chinese Blue and White Scholars' Scene Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Working within the time-honored tradition of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics, this lidded ginger jar depicts a Qing-dynasty man engaged in the four arts he must master to become a renowned scholar. Separated by screen motifs with an eternal coin pattern, the jar depicts a scholar painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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 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 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
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
Early Peter Voulkus Ceramic Vase
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Peter Voulkus ceramic vase early 1960'd
[unsigned].
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Albany Medium Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
ALBANY MEDIUM VASE
The Albany Vase inverts tradition with intricate fluting detail on the interior. The strong architectural lines are an exercise in material studies and production...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Petite Famille Verte Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
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...
Category
1880s French Country Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Steel, Iron
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
Hugh Acton Megaforms Architectural Planter from Acton Residence in Carrara Mable
By Hugh Acton, Grand Rapids Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Acton Megaforms Architectural planter from Acton Residence in Carrara Marble ,Italy
Measures: 8 dia x 17.5 h inches.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Carrara Marble
Andre Bloch French Low Ceramic Vase in Black Glaze c 2024
By La Borne Potters
Located in Chicago, IL
Andre Bloch c2024 French ceramic black vase with signature on the side. Blochs ceramics are always signified by the undecorated and heavily textured clay and glaze application. The p...
Category
2010s French Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Shanxi Soup Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on vessels fired in ancient Chinese kilns, this jar's perfect proportions haven't changed much since the Bronze Age. Keeping in the tradition of its predecessors, this early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic 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
A Rose Bitossi Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful Rose color Bitossi ceramic vase by Aldo Londi. A fairly rare color to come across.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Angelo Mangiarotti Vase for Knoll
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti Vase for Knoll, Light Grey Marble with Dark Grey veining.
[Stamped underside Made in Italy]
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic vase in glazed stoneware with incised, abstract details.
Signed to underside: [CB].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Chinese Squared Fantail Vases with Egrets Beneath Lotus
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by angular shoulders and a flared lip, this pair of tall porcelain vases offer a charming variation of the classic Chinese phoenix-tail vase form. Each vase is patterned with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Vintage Blue Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers
By Joel Philip Myers, Blenko Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Large Vintage Blue Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers.
Lamps will need hardware and wiring as shown.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
Chinese Blue Stone Snuff Bottle
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-dynasty society, the practice provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles. This example is carved from a beautiful, dark blue hardstone flecked with white and red deposits. Showcasing the natural beauty of the stone, the bottle is decorated only by small tiger carvings...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone
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
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 Famille Rose Oval Jar with Domestic Scenes, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic vase in glazed stoneware multicolored glaze.
Signed to underside: [CB].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and White Shan Shui Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Introduced to Europe in the 14th century, Chinese blue-and-white porcelains were highly sought after as luxury items and are still avidly collected by connoisseurs today. This bottle-shaped vase from Jiangxi province is decorated with a landscape rendered in the traditional shan shui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Black ceramic vase with white/gray volcanic like glaze technique.
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Scheruich Ceramic Tall Lava Glaze Vase with Relief Bull and Volcanos
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Chicago, IL
West German Scheurich Keramic tall vase in a red and black lava glaze finish with black and orange outlined relief glazed bull and black relief lava glaze...
Category
Late 20th Century Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Lava
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
Chinese Blue and White Dragon Meiping Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white porcelain has inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. Made in Beijing, this contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Medium Tribe Vase by Arik Levy George for Bitossi, 2007
By Bitossi, Arik Levy
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
Pair of Chinese Peony Fantail Vases, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Resplendent with lush florals and brilliant color, this pair of porcelain vases combines stencil work with hand-painted foliage in a decorative style popular during the first two decades of the 20th century. The stenciled petals and blooms of the peonies, symbols of love and affection, create a graphic pattern of soft, modulated color, while the painted stems and small flowers punctuate the design with sharp detail. Innovative in decoration, the vases are firmly rooted in China’s time-honored ceramic tradition with their Classic fantail contours and butterfly handles.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Bronze Shih So Vases with Silver Inlay, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With a flaring lip and striking profile, connoisseurs often refer to these exquisite vases as “turnip-shaped”. Each was crafted out of bronze over two centuries ago, and is decorated...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze, Silver
Japanese Green Cloisonné Rose Vase by Ando Cloisonné
By Ando Jubei
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant vase by Ando Cloisonné Company is finely decorated in the cloisonné manner with translucent enamels and silver accents. The globular vase is cloaked in glassy, turquoise...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Enamel
Chinese Limestone Chrysanthemum 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 one hundred years ago. Once purely functional, the trough is celebrated t...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Enzo Mari Cicladi Plant Stand for Danese 1977
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Chicago, IL
Enzo Mari Cicladi plant stand for Danese 1977 production Italy, Unglazed porcelain.
Stamped manufacturer's mark to underside ‘Danese Milano Enzo Mari 1977 Made in Italy’.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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
Chinese Provincial 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 large vessel has a gently tapered form...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
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
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.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase by Alvino Bagni for Bitossi / Raymor
By Bitossi, Raymor
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
Monumental 1980's Ceramic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental 1980's Ceramic Vessel from the Collection of Ruth Horwich 22" highX 25" wide X 8" depth
Beautiful colors, Glazed ceramic with slot in top, double sided designs.
Category
1980s North American Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Blue and White Double Phoenix 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
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Large Blue and White Celestial Ball Vase with Fu Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully rendered with expressive brushwork, the painted decoration on this monumental globular jar demonstrates the exceptional artistry of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. Guar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Persimmon-Orange Glazed Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking monochrome of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics glazed in a single, statement-making color. The gracefully curved form of this porcelain vase is enlivened by a vibrant orange glaze inspired by the persimmon, an auspicious symbol in Chinese art. The timeless form is known as a yuhuchunping or pear-shaped vase and is defined by a rounded body, narrow neck, and flared mouth originally used for pouring wine.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel
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