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Item Ships From: Illinois
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
René Lalique 1920s Gui Frosted Glass Vase
By René Lalique, Lalique
Located in Countryside, IL
René Lalique 1920s Gui Frosted Glass Vase
This vase measures: 7 wide x 7 deep x 6.5 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as possibl...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Lalique Dahlia Perfume Bottle
By René Lalique
Located in Countryside, IL
Lalique Dahlia Perfume Bottle
This perfume bottle measures: 3 wide x 1.5 deep x 3.5 inches high
Great Vintage Condition
We take our photos in a cont...
Category
2010s French Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
French Cut Crystal Vase by Saint-Louis, Late 20th Century
By Saint Louis
Located in Chicago, IL
Impressive cut crystal vase by renowned cristallerie Saint Louis Cristal manufacturers handicraft in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, France. Fine mouth blown and hand cut crystal vase with ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Multifunctional Silver Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Jupiter"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
Legendary astronomer's postulation sets the renaissance in motion. Here, small moons, fixed in their heliocentric orbit, reveal fantastic journeys of the future. "Jupiter" is a re...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Italian gold infused blown glass vase, c. 1950's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Blown and ribbed pear shaped glass vase, infused with gold leaf, and with a ground and polished footing. In the style of Barovier & Toso's 'Cordonato Oro' range.
Italy, mid-20th cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese Teardrop Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone basin was carved by hand nearly two centuries ago, sculpted from solid limestone with irregular texture and an asymmetrical teardrop shape. A pattern of chiseled grooves a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk. This wooden brush pot...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Burl
Chinese Dingyao Vase, c. 1100
Located in Chicago, IL
Dingyao porcelain, often called Ding ware, is famous for its creamy-white coloring, refined forms, and low-relief surface patterning. Ding ware was produced ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece
By Paul Soldner
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece, Exhibited and published in Paul Soldner "A Retrospective" 1991
Page 97, Pedestal Piece (84-49) 1984, c...
Category
1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and White Shizi Jar
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini, model no. 8067, blown glass with acid frosted surface, engraved 'venini italia'
Dimensions:
12.25" high
7.2...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Blown yellow opaline glass pail, c. 1950
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Blown yellow opaline glass pail form loop handle pail with impressed rivets in the style of the Blenko Glass Co.
American, circa 1950.
Dimensions: 5” W x 6" H (plus 3 1/2" H applied...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese Floral Relief Urn, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Leaving this grandly scaled urn unglazed, the Qing-dynasty craftsman who crafted it chose instead to draw attention to the surface decoration. Skilfully modeled floral motifs stand i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form 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 surface textures and colors come from its functional design. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Century Chinese Spring Blossoms Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1910
Located in Chicago, IL
Translated as “After the New Year, spring will begin in Suzhou (China’s garden city),” the beautifully scripted phrase painted at the top of this elegant vase is accompanied by the s...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Albany Small Fluted Vase Handcrafted
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
The Albany vase collection inverts tradition with the intricate fluting detail on the interior of the vase. The strong, simple lines of the vases make these perfect for any interior....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Chinese Stamped Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This earthenware vessel from China's Yunnan province is distinguished by its rustic drip glaze and allover stamped pattern. Originally used for storing rice wine or other liquids, th...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Tornowiec Art Glass amber blown glass vase, c. 1950-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Blown art glass vase in pale amber with encased white glass elements in the base by Tornowiec. The vase is detailed with a rolled and flared rim above a waisted neck and tapered ovoi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Provincial Chinese Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this clay vessel has a smoky grey exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Andre Aleth Masson French Ceramic Sculptural Vase
By André Aleth Masson
Located in Chicago, IL
Andre Aleth Masson French ceramic sculptural vase in a brilliant brown black with flashes of copper. C1966.
Similar to the one in the photo in the ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Spice Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this round tea leaf jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain jar has a rounded form and flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Stamped Chinese Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique 19th century Chinese earthenware pot is distinguished by its remarkable stamp pattern. With a brown drip glaze, this vase features a bulbous shaped body that stands on a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Pol Chambost Ceramic Vase France c 1940
By Pol Chambost
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase by French ceramic artist Pol Chambost featuring a pale lemon yellow glaze with deep brown incised decoration. Perfect condition. Unsigned.
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware vase with elephant sketch by Bruce Howdle, 1980's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hand thrown and salt glazed stoneware vase with a continuous memory of elephants sketched around the body of the vessel.
Signed on the underfoot: Howdle
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, 1...
Category
Late 20th Century American Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Fu Lion Fantail Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain vase from the early 20th-century is sculpted to a classic phoenix-tail silhouette and decorated on all sides with mythical fu lions. Also known as shizi or foo dogs, f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this oval ginger 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
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Oxblood Red Glazed Chinese Melon Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The melon shape is respected by the Chinese not only as a form but as a symbol for proliferation. These contemporary ceramics call back to the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279) when artisan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Eternity Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain tea leaf jar is beautifully glazed in the blue-and-white manner, with hand-painted cobalt-blue decoration against a crisp white field. The porcelain jar has a rounded form and flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Manufactured by Daum Nancy Molded Glass Vase Signed Georges de Feure
Located in Chicago, IL
c.1910 Signed Georges de Feure molded pressed amethyst Glass Vase. Some chips and scratches from factory and some from age and use. Manufactured by Daum Nancy for de Feure.
Category
Early 20th Century French Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Amethyst
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this petite tea leaf jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the small porcelain jar has a rounded form and flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Elsa Rady postmodern silver plate vase
By Elsa Rady
Located in Winnetka, IL
A silver plate vase by Elsa Rady for Swid Powell
Category
1990s Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver Plate
Petite Chinese Stone Water 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 petite...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Chinese Phoenix Tail Vases with Birds & Flowers, c. 1924
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted to a traditional Chinese phoenix tail vase form, these elegant early 20th-century vases are adorned with charming scenes of birds & flowers. Brushed with famille rose enamel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Aquaring, Sculptural Polished Silver Decanter, Made In Italy
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver decanter is both beautiful and functional. Fabricated in Italy, this proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a s...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Glazed Chinese Wine Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into wine or vinegar, this squat, earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Mauve Glaze
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale mauve glaze.
Signed.
Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramique Francaise des Anne´es 50, P...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Half 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. Hand-chise...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Rather Large Vintage Blown Amber Glass Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
A rather large vintage hand-blown amber glass pitcher with a flared mouth, twisted body, and a pulled handle. Perfect for water or cocktails, but a...
Category
20th Century Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Bronze Trench Art Bank
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century American Trench Art bronze bank made from a spent artillery shell casing, and with a lid with a heavy knurled k...
Category
Early 20th Century American Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Seattle Planter Umbrella Holder by Jonathan Nesci in Wax Polished Aluminum Plate
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Seattle planter umbrella stand/planter made in quarter-inch waxed aluminum. The bottom of the umbrella side slants slightly towards removable planter opening for a little watering help on rainy days. Included is a galvanized steel planter box for the base. Produced for The New, the inaugural show of Volume...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Aluminum
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Lalique Purple Glass Biches Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Countryside, IL
Lalique Purple Glass Biches Vase
This vase measures: 5.5 wide x 5.5 deep x 6.75 inches high and is in Great Vintage Condition
We take our photos in a co...
Category
2010s French Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Set of Three Petite Chinese Apothecary Jars, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite glazed jars from China's Shanxi province exemplify 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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Silver Water Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Ganga"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
"Ganga" is a remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form. The mythological name for eternity in India. Ancient grindstones, chakras and ceremonies are evoked in this fo...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Antique French Demijohn or Carboy
Located in Chicago, IL
Take your pick, carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all refer to the same glass vessel. Carboy's originate from the Persian word; qarabah, while demijohn comes courtesy of the French...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Lalique Green Glass Biches Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Countryside, IL
Lalique green glass biches vase
This vase measures: 5.5 wide x 5.5 deep x 6.75 inches high
This vase is in Great Vintage Condition
We take our ...
Category
2010s French Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Early LaGardo Tackett Measuring Pitcher with Graphics
By Lagardo Tackett
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual, Early LaGardo Tackett measuring pitcher with graphics. Unfamiliar with the early mark on underside. Assuming this is from the first production of this form by Tackett for Sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases, 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 opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes.
These rouleau-shaped vases date to the early 20th century and beautifully showcase the intricate decoration characteristic of famille rose ware. Also known as bangchuping (纹棒槌瓶), or 'grain mallet vase', rouleau vases...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese export baluster form garniture vase with figural scenes, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export baluster form garniture vase with famille rose figural scenes within cobalt under glaze blue scroll work borders, on opposing sides of the vase.
China, made for the W...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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