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Item Ships From: Chicago
Pair of Architectural Pottery Domino Planters by Malcolm Leland in Rare Blue
By Architectural Pottery, Malcolm Leland
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stoneware
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 Organic Modern Antique Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Light Glazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This small terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The ceramic vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and a broad r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Copper
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 Organic Modern Antique Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
Chinese Stone Courtyard Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Limestone
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Indigo Blue and White Scroll Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming blue and white scroll jar speaks to an era and way of life long gone. With unique scale and a wide mouth, this contemporary jar resembles the vessels used to store and display painted scrolls in a Qing dynasty scholar's studio. The detailed scenes that decorate the jar paint a romantic picture of this moment in time. Framed by billowing clouds, a man rides a horse through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Granite
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Burl
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stone
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 Organic Modern Antique Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Marble
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Blue and White Peony Brush Pot
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 stonewa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Rice Jar, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on prototypes 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
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 Rustic Antique Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Iron
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. The small mortar...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Granite
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Opera Drum Barrel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This squat, melon-like barrel is actually a turn of the century Peking opera drum, originally used by a theater troupe to accompany the dances and songs of traditional Chinese opera. The drum's finely joined oakwood slats are held together by hand-smithed iron bands and cloaked in a rich patina from a century of use. Filled with lush greenery and foliage, this rustic drum barrel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Iron
Hand-Carved Tapered Puddingstone Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this tapered basin was hand-carved by artisans in China's Shandong province. Though it looks like a meticulous painting, the mesmeriz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stone
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
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 Rustic Antique Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Granite
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Pine
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Granite
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Granite
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 Qing Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta 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 20th-century ceramic vessel is glazed with a slip of red clay, yielding a warm, terracotta coloring. Two small strap handles sit on the high shoulders of the jar's otherwise unadorned round form. Originally used as a soup...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Squared Zhenzhu Stone Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this stone basin was hand carved with a rounded interior within finely edged square form. The basin looks meticulously painted, but t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stone
Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Rice Jar, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on prototypes 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Raw Stone Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone mortar from the early 20th century was once used in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, rice, and other foods. Hand-carved from a solid block of limestone, the mortar has a minimally worked form that preserves the natural beauty of the stone. With minimalist appeal and a raw, unworked texture, the mortar is fantastic as a sculptural vessel or a tabletop planter...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Limestone
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Grain Tub
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved from a single piece of wood, this oblong basin has fantastic character. Once used to hold grain as a part of the threshing process, the early 20th century tub displays the warmth of oakwood, now beautifully aged with a rich patina. The tub's unusual shape offers a rustic charm and fits seamlessly into modern interiors as a shallow planter...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Elm
Chinese Smoky Black Clay Basin, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted in the early 20th century in southern China, this charcoal-black basin has a darkened exterior and bears the smoky traces of its fiery creation on...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Clay
Vintage Chinese Cast Iron Chrysanthemum Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage iron mortar from China's Shanxi province was cast in low relief with a delicate chrysanthemum in bloom. Originally used in a traditional apothecary to create herbal medi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Iron
Vintage Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar from China's Shanxi province is patterned in low relief with a simple floral design. Originally used in a traditional ap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Iron
Chinese Cast Iron Longevity Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in iron with a raised design, this vintage mortar was originally used in a traditional apothecary to create herbal medicines. The swelling shape allowed free movement of a pestl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Iron
Chinese Coil Pickling Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for pickling foods, this mid-20th century ceramic jar is coated inside and out with a dark glaze. Subtle ridges suggest that the bowl was fashioned by coiling flatten...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Yellow and Blue-Glazed Planter Pot from Guangdong Province with Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Yellow and Blue-Glazed Planter Pot from Guangdong Province with Stand
This decorated planter originates from Guangdong, located on the north shore of the South China Sea. Th...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Hammered Brass Rain Collection Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Giant water basins like this were kept in palace courtyards in case of fire.
Category
2010s Indian Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Brass
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 a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Pine
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 Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Iron
Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in iron with a raised floral design, this vintage mortar was originally used in a traditional apothecary to create herbal medicines. The swelling shape allowed free movement of a pestle to effectively grind, mash, and macerate herbs and seeds in preparation of healing remedies. Beautifully aged with a rich patina, this iron mortar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Iron
Hand-Carved Tigerman Zhenzhu Stone Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this footed basin was hand-carved by artisans in China's Shandong province. The mesmerizing pattern of zhen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stone
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