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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Cast Iron Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast-iron vessel has an elegant form reminiscent of the beautiful ironwork, bronzes, and ceramics perfected by Chinese artisans thousands of years ago. A century ago this jar wo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
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
Neolithic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Northern China has a settled history that goes back more than 5,000 years. All along the western reaches of the Yellow River settlements sprung up and some of the first evidence we h...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
$4,000
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
Provincial Chinese Glazed Water Jug, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century kitchen vessel is coated inside and out with a dark brown glaze that clings to its ribbed sides with subtle color variation. Designed for serving water or tea, the squat jar features a narrow neck, small strap handles, and a short spout for pouring. The rounded shoulders are brushed with simple linework in a contrasting light brown glaze. Textured with pitted wear and other imperfections, the rustic vessel is wonderful as an unusual vase...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Lupo Horiokami Italian Babel Wolf Vase Black Ash and Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
Babel vase by Italian artist Lupo Horiokami black ashwood, gold metallic foil.
After 20 years in the world of tattooing he understood the importance o...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ash
Pair of Petite Chinese Famille Rose Longevity Vases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual for the petite size, this pair of vases is a beautiful example of famille rose enamelware, also known as fencai ware, meaning "powdery color." Manufactured in the Qing court’s imperial workshops, this technique of overglazing porcelain with enamel gets its name from the white, opaque enamels used to create color gradients and a soft, pastel effect.
Each vase depicts a meeting of Shoulao, the God of Longevity...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Stone Kitchen Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a single block of limestone, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once used to grind spices, herbs, and other condiments. The hand chiseled, rustic exterior ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Granite
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
Colorful Four Piece Art Glass Decanter Collection by Strombergshyttan Studio
By Strombergshyttan, Asta Stromberg, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of four vintage art glass decanters by Swedish Design Studio Strombergshyttan. Colors include; bold yellow glass, green, blue a...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Chinese Cast Iron Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast-iron vessel has an elegant form reminiscent of the beautiful ironwork, bronzes, and ceramics perfected by Chinese artisans thousands of years ago...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley Ceramic Stool with Black Coppered Glaze 18/16
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Coil-built ceramic stool with black coppered glaze. Marked with an engraved bronze label to underside: Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley 18/16.
Designe...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small terracotta pot was hand-shaped in the 19th century with balanced proportions and a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Fantoni for Raymor Vase with Graduated Color Drip Glaze Design
By Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni for Raymor Vase with Graduated Color Drip Glaze Design
, Singed underside Fantoni Raymor Italy with original Raymor sticker
Dimensions:
5.50" high
9.50" dia
4.25" opening
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Japanese Sake Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant, large-scale vessel is a Japanese widemouth stoneware jar (kame) traditionally used for storing water and other liquids. This 19th-century example continues traditional ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
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
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in iron with a raised floral design, this vintage mortar was once used in a traditional apothecary to create herbal medicines. Beautifully aged with a rich patina, the footed mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Canary Yellow Fantoni with Green Highlights Vase for Raymor
By Fantoni, Raymor
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
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Neolithic Jar on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This Neolithic jar originates from China 3500 BC and these funerary jars were placed in tombs and intended for use in the afterlife.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
$3,200
Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The phoenix tail vase dates from the bronze age and has remained a popular shape for its clean lines and graceful curves. Dating from circa 1900, this vase depicts a peacock in a lovely garden setting. Lavishly detailed and masterfully painted, the vase demonstrates the high level of craft obtained by Qing-dynasty ceramic...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Bark-Textured Scandinavian Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Textured glass vase, most likely of Scandinavian origin, similar to bark vases by English glassmaker, Whitefriars.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
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
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 Brown Drip Glaze Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tracing its roots back into the Han dynasty, this early 20th-century vessel emulates the full-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient ceramics...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied textures and colors come from its utilitarian design. The paralle...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Four Seasons Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The form of this 19th century porcelain vase is called "phoenix tail" for the way its flared mouth and slender waist mimic the shape of the auspicious bird. The vibrant painted scene...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
$4,830
Japanese Red Lacquer Hibachi, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Placed under a low wood kotatsu table wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Chinese Enamelware Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Azzolin Brothers White Capodimonte Vase with Handles
By Azzolin Brothers
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Azzolin Brothers White Capodimonte Vase with Handles
Decorate your side table with this monochrome white ceramic vase. The vase is ornately constructed with large fl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country 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
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Fine Contemporary Black Ceramic Vase by Hector Ortega / Mata Ortiz
Located in Chicago, IL
Fine Contemporary Black Ceramic Vase by Hector Ortega / Mata Ortiz
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was likel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ginger Jar Shaped Vase In Celery & Rough Sand Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual petite vase in a tradition Asian ginger jar form with the uncommon rough sand like finish. The celery colored glaze abstract forms are outlined in black.
Category
1960s American Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Blue and White Chinoiserie Candle Stand Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage porcelain vase is shaped like a large candle stand and decorated with a blue-and-white Chinoiserie design of an idyllic town square land...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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
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
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase with Figures in a Garden, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The form of this 19th century porcelain vase is called "phoenix tail" because of the way its flared mouth and slender waist mimic the shape of the bird. The vibrant landscape leaps o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper Vase in Carrara Marble
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper vase in Carrara Marble.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Carrara Marble
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Brushed Metal Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Untitled Vessel"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
This prototype by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary decorative furnishings with an interactive design that engages, entices, challenges and inspires the observer on an...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
$900 Sale Price
52% Off
Chinese Blue and White Jar with Mythical Fu Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides of the jar are deco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Polished Silver Decantor, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Arno"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver vessel is both beautiful and functional. This prototype by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary d...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
64% Off
Smoked Sommerso Glass Vase
By Nils Landberg
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful hand blown sommerso glass vase. Great medium size and shape with excellent smoked grey color. In the manner of Nils Landberg for Orrefors.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Polished Silver Vessel/Bowl, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Lacuna"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary ...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
52% Off
Tarnished Metal Vessel/Bowl, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Lacuna"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this tarnished metal vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in cont...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
52% Off
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
$632 Sale Price
64% Off
Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Rice Jar, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Shaped according to millennia-old prototypes fired in Bronze Age, this early 20th-century ceramic jar from northern China once stored wine and spirits made from rice and grains. Thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Japanese Usubata Ikebana Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century iron vessel is a Meiji-era vase designed especially for ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. The two-piece vase was cast in the classical usubata (thin rim) form, with a broad, flat top with an upturned lip. Usubata vessels are typically cast of bronze and have been used in ikebana arrangements since the 16th century. The broad rim of this usubata vase...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
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
$6,825
Holmegaard Vase
By Holmegaard
Located in Chicago, IL
Green transparent vase
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
$520
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
$4,410
Chinese Ceramic Glazed Urn, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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
Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite pinewood vessel is an early 20th century mortar once used daily in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, and condiments. The rustic container was hand-turned to an...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pine
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
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