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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

Contemporary iridescent blue blown glass vase by Mayauel Ward, 2015
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Iridescent blue blown glass vase with a tapered and fluted body, footed vase, and waisted flared rim. The glass has exceptional depth to it and the iridescence is luminous in shades ...
Category

2010s Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Marcello Fantoni Vase for Raymor, Italy, 1950
By Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni Vase for Raymor, Italy, 1950 Tall ceramic vase with abstract geometric squares arranged in a seemingly random rhythm. A striking example of Fantoni’s midcentury work...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Albany Medium 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

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

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 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

Alfredo Barbini Signed Bi-Color Murano Glass Vase 1970s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A striking example of Murano artistry, this signed Alfredo Barbini vase from the 1970s captures the refined elegance and technical brilliance that defines the best of mid-century Ita...
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Chinese Blue and White 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

20th Century Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Other

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

Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini
$7,600 Sale Price
52% Off
Iridescent blue blown glass vase by Mayauel Ward, 2015
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Iridescent blown glass vase with a tapered and fluted body, and waisted, flaring rim. The iridescence fades from a deep metallic blue-green at the top to a rich blue-purple at the bo...
Category

2010s American Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

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 Malian Primitive Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper

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

Fazzoletto handkerchief vase in dark olive mottled glass, 1950's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hand blown dark olive and white mottled glass Fazzoletto handkerchief vase with cut and polished pontil. Murano, Italy, mid 20th century.
Category

Mid-20th Century Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

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

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

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Rene Lalique Languedoc Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Countryside, IL
Rene Lalique Languedoc Vase This vase measures: 12 wide x 12 deep x 8.5 inches high This vase is in Excellent Vintage Condition with some general ...
Category

2010s French Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This blue and white baluster jar was made in the Jiangxi region of China. The landscape scenes hand painted by feathery brushstrokes are richly evocative and bring to mind ancient Ch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Crackle Celadon Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Crackle Celadon Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

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

Chinese Zitan Brush Pot with Soapstone Inlay, c. 1900
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 beautif...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Soapstone

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

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

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Granite

Dennis Kirchmann Art Pottery Lidded Vase in Midnight Blue
By Dennis Kirchmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully sleek and simple terra cotta pottery lidded vase or urn from Dennis Kirchmann. Glazed in a nearly black dark blue shiny glaze. Purchased directly from the potter at his ...
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Large Scheurich Ceramic Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Chicago, IL
Scheurich ceramic vase One minor chip on top rim (as shown).  
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern 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

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

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

Nupe Incised Water Vessel
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied texture...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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 Primitive Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

fferrone Contemporary Minimal Triple Black Steel Flower Sculptural Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Three vases in one, composed of a series of black minimal hand-painted stainless steel tubes in various dimensions and cut on the bias, the contemporary Bana Triple vase can uniquely accommodate a single stem to full flower...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stainless Steel

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Limestone

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 Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. This ceremonial jug seamlessly transitions between figurative and abstract forms, from the spout formed to look like hair, ...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Ceramic Vase by Alessio Tasca, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca
Located in Skokie, IL
Alessio Tasca ceramic vase, Italy, 1970s Additional Information: Materials: Glazed ceramic Dimensions: 2” H x 11 1/2” W x 2 5/8” D Condition: One small chip to top edge.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Swedish Pukeberg Heavy Glass Ice Vase by Uno Westerberg, MCM
By Pukeberg Sweden, Uno Westerberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 1960s stunning heavy "Ice Glass" vase designed by Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg Sweden. It offers a superb organic design and beautiful dimensions, ideal for accommodating medi...
Category

1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Bohemian Vintage Art Glass Vessel, Marbled Tan Slag Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Bohemian art glass vessel with wonderful movement and caramel/golden yellow coloration in the glass. Matte finish. Very heavy with a marbl...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Slag Glass

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stainless Steel, Steel

Albert Paley Monumental Vase
Albert Paley Monumental Vase
$50,400 Sale Price
35% Off
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

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

Chinese Golden Chrysanthemum Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This low terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a perfectly imperfect glazed finish. The vessel has a simple, tapered silhouette, shaped with a wide mouth, short walls and a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Blue and White Jar with Scholars' Objects
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain storage jar has a rounded, tapered form and is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. The jar is decorated on three sides with cartouches enclosing stil...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Round Celadon Chrysanthemum Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

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

Ceramic Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Black ceramic vase with white/gray volcanic like glaze technique.
Category

1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

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