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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Persimmon Phoenix Tail Vase with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This vase is a perfect example of enduring Chinese symbolism and design. The attendants in the garden are watching over young boys playing with lotus branches, butterflies and small ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Nineteen Inch Tall Rosenthal Columnar Form Porcelain Vase Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
This Rosenthal porcelain vase is classically elegant with a faceted columnar form and a satiny white glaze. The slender form and substantial height will allow for tall and dramatic f...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Ceramic Vase Double Cone Shape with White Over Black Glaze
By Fausto Melotti
Located in Chicago, IL
This tall ceramic vase has a double cone shape with a low "waist". The white glaze over the black base coat is loosely applied with varied thickness and tiny air bubbles overall. The...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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
Handmade Art Deco Bronze Vase with Herons Overlay
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade Art Deco Bronze Vase with Herons Overlay
Waxed casting and polished forging.
Good condition, Surface shows no dents, minor scratches.
Dimensions:
H13 x W9 x D6 in.
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Italian Green Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Barovier & Toso, 1930s
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare hand-blown Murano glass vase attributed to the esteemed Barovier & Toso atelier in the 1930s. Its fluid, organic form captures the artistry of hand-blown glass. Defined by a s...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Monumental Theo & Susan Harlander Brooklin Pottery Cubist Vase
By Susan and Theo Harlander
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Theo & Susan Harlander Brooklin pottery cubist vase.
Vase has bad damage to it in need of restoration. Such a monumental and significant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Enameled Hat Stand with Children at Play, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brilliantly colored with bold enamels, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his caps while they weren't in use. This stand is decorated in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Bamileke Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like other African everyday ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet astonishing beauty. Each is hand shaped and fired in the open. They are generally s...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
fferrone Set of 2 Contemporary Czech Clear Glass Trio Candelabras/Bud Vases
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
The contemporary handcrafted set of two clear glass Trios Candelabras can serve as either a candelabra or bud vase. When used in multiples, endless playful arrangements can be create...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Signed Spiral Glazed Brown & Gold Foliate Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Spiral glazed brown and gold ceramic vase with a white glazed interior. Beautifully delicate floral details on two sides. Trumpeted opening and footed base. Signed "Rod J-P '61."
Category
1960s American Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Giraffe"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this bronze vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Otto Natzler Spade Form
By Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Located in Chicago, IL
Otto Natzler Spade Form, Black Crystalline glaze with Green Blush
Signed and dated to underside ‘O.N.87’ with artist's cipher and applied archive number 'X499’
Dimensions:
8 h × 5¼ w...
Category
1980s American Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
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 Rustic Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
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 Primitive Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Pair Brass Rams Heads & Hooves Empire Style Censers
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully patinated Empire styled brass urns adorned with three rams heads and hooved pilaster legs surmounted on trefoil brass bases. The pierced cap has a flame finial top and is...
Category
1950s American Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Chinese Crackle Celadon Phoenix Tail Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon porcelains are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This contempo...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
African Redware Gooseneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Covered in a beautifully worn red clay slip, this hand-formed African vessel has a dramatic silhouette of a squat, ovoid body and a long, narrow neck. Subtly etched crosshatch patter...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Black Murano Cased Glass Vase With White Polka Dots
Located in Chicago, IL
Black Murano cased glass vase with a white glass rolled lip and white controlled bubble pattern.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Chinese Oblong Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-carved from...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Granite
Chinese Full 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. The large ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone
Hugh Acton Planter
By Hugh Acton, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Acton Custom planter, solid Carrera marble with carved concave top.
Polished Carrera marble.
Signed on underside [acton].
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Carrara Marble
"Poets in the Garden" Chinese Blue and White Vase, 21st Century
Located in Chicago, IL
One of the primary functions of the Chinese garden was to provide a setting for literary gatherings, places where poets and scholars convened with nature and commemorated the affair ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Architectural Pottery Domino Planters by Malcolm Leland in Rare Blue
By Malcolm Leland, Architectural Pottery
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Architectural Pottery Domino Planters by Malcolm Leland in Rare Blue Glaze, model DB-2
From the Collection of Max Lawrence, Los Angeles Museum of California Design
Comes wit...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century ceramic jar is formed in a traditional shape meant for storing wine and spirits made from rice and grains. Known as cheng, these jars are defined by having a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Celadon White Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in serene pale celadon. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narrow cylindr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Plum Blossom 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-dynasty society, the practice provided an opportunity to display one's refined aesthetic through collectible snuff bottles.
This decorative snuff bottle has a simple ceramic form and a colorful finish of overglaze enamels atop white glaze. The bottle has an oval shape, with flattened sides and rounded edges. The shoulders are accented with a door knocker motif and the sides are painted with birds amid plum blossom...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Ruyi Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary baluster jar from artisans in Jiangxi province continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. Also known as a ginger jar or temple jar, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Canary Yellow Fantoni with Green Highlights Vase for Raymor
By Raymor, Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Canary Yellow Fantoni with Green Highlights Vase for Raymor
Sinned underside [Fantoni Italy for Raymor]
Dimensions:
12" high
8.25" diameter
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Sergio Asti Vase
By Sergio Asti
Located in Chicago, IL
Sergio Asti Jaipur vase from the Toky collection, Superego Editions
This example is number 11 from the edition of 50. Glazed signature and edition to underside: [Jaipur N. 11/50]. Si...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century American Glazed Stoneware Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century American tall Albany-slip-glazed stoneware storage jar with a heavy lip. This jar was originally used to store food, but is perfect today for storing umbrellas, walkin...
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Shan Shui Relief Snuff Bottle, c. 1940s
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
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Clyde Burt Weed Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt speckled gourd-form weed vase in blush ombre glazed stoneware. Signed to underside: [CB].
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Marble Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous ancient vessel carved from one piece of marble with subtle pink veins running throughout. Perfect for use as a vessel sink in a powder room,...
Category
18th Century Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
Impressive Luciano Gaspari Sommerso Glass Bottle Vase
By Salviati, Luciano Gaspari
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy Murano glass, for Salviati. Clear glass outside, amethyst inside, with orange and green stripes.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Amethyst
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 Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
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
Chinese Burled Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Carefully carved from a cypress tree burl, this late 19th-century burlwood vessel is known as a brush pot, a container traditionally used to hold select calligraphy brushes in a scho...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Burl
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Large & Medium Fluted Glass Vases
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Stella Vases Large & Medium - set of 2
Pure in form, the lenticular effect of the fluted glass masks the stems and showcases the flower heads. The facet near the bottom serves as a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Chinese Spotted Bamboo Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden vessel is an early 20th-century brush pot, a container used to hold select calligraphy brushes in a traditional Chinese scholars' studio. Placed alongside the Four Treasu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bamboo
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Albany Small Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
ALBANY SMALL 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
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Vases Set of 3
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Albany Small, Medium & Large Vases - Set of 3 Glass
This set of 3 designer vases looks beautiful together or alone and makes an eye-catching addition to any shelf or table in your h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Chinese Persimmon Ovoid Ginger Jar with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This vase is the perfect example of enduring Chinese symbolism and design. Each side of the ginger jar bears a cartouche painting containing a picturesque scene. Attendants watch ove...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Large Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
STELLA LARGE VASE
Pure in form, the lenticular effect of the fluted glass masks the stems and showcases the flower heads. The facet near the bottom serves as a marker for the water ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Stanley Tigerman White Ceramic "Tigerman City" Coffee Canister
By Stanley Tigerman
Located in Chicago, IL
Extremely rare 1988 porcelain coffee canister for Swid Powell by winner of the 1933 World's Fair "Beautiful Baby" contest and Chicago Seven architect and iconoclast, Stanley Tigerman.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Coiled Pickling Pot, circa 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 inky black gla...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Low Iron Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
China was the earliest known civilization create works with cast iron, first appearing thousands of years ago during the illustrious Zhou dynasty. This early 18th century iron vessel was once used for collecting rain water...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Pentafoil Italian Tronchi Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Free form pentafoil tronchi glass vase with larger top opening. Believed to be from Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
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.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron French Ceramic Black and White Cache Pot or Vase, Circa 1956
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron French ceramic artist black and white ceramic vase with decoration termed scarification.
Similar ceramic pieces pictured on p 69 of Roger Capron Ceramist by Pierre Sta...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Rectangular Metal Faux Bois Vase and Matching Box Made in Italy
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual metal vase and matching box have an impressed faux bois pattern. The shallow box has an attached, hinged lid. They both are rectangular in shape, and the use of metal an...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Bitossi Rosenthal-Netter Vase Gold/Black Metallic, Italy
By Rosenthal Netter, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Bitossi Rosenthal-Netter Vase Gold/Black Metallic, Italy. Vase is labeled Italy on bottom.
Measurements 8" tall, 4.25" diameter
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Vase
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted Ceramic vase. Signed on underside.
This item is currently on view in our NYC Greenwich Street Location.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Early Fantoni Vase
By Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Fantoni vase, ceramic with green glaze.
[Signed underside Fantoni Italy with logo].
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Rick Owens Swan Neck Cast Bronze Vase
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze swan neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection.
This is shown in the black patina.
Originally designed in 2012.
Each br...
Category
2010s French Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
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 African Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
White Glazed Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over milky white glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zhejiang provi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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