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Item Ships From: Illinois
Demijohn or Carboy Glass Bottle in the Original Wooden Crate
Located in Chicago, IL
Call it a carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all are the same, meaning a glass vessel. Carboy's originate from Persia with the word; qarabah; demijohn comes via France, for dame-jeanne, or Lady Jane...
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Chinese Floral Apothecary Mortar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage mortar and pestle from Shanxi, China was cast in iron with a floral relief. It was originally used in a traditional apothecary t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
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 Coiled Pickling Jar, c. 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 rich brown gla...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jars with Ancient Censers, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this pair of baluster jars, censers have been used for thousands of years as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plant...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Tapered Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A rich, dark brown glaze coats the gently tapered form of this late 19th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used d...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Bitossi Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Bitossi ceramic vase by Aldo Londi.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Black and White Ceramic Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Black ceramic vase with white glaze drips
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of 19th century Neoclassical Style Patinated Bronze Urns
Located in Chicago, IL
A Pair of Circa 1850 Pompeian Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Urns. These beautiful urns have boar's head handles surmounted by double-sided classical male and female mask busts, cast ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
$8,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Cloisonné Floor Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Cloisonné Floor Vase
Circa Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Eric Astoul Franc Ceramic Wood Fired Vase La Borne France
By Eric Astoul
Located in Chicago, IL
French ceramist Eric Astoul (b. 1954, Morocco) infuses his sculptures with the essence of ancient and modern earthenware he has encountered along his travels in France, England, Japa...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Dark Glaze Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark brown glaze clings to the tapered form of this 19th-century jar, once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitchen as evidenced by the glazed interior. The wide-mouth jar is shaped wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
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 Blue and White Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brushed with a dark, blue-black glaze atop a white field, this Qing-dynasty water vessel is wonderfully painted in a carefree style with stylized figures and loose shading. Designed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese 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
$1,695 / item
Chinese Famille Noire Enameled Black Porcelain Vase Ginger Jar With Wood Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Famille Noire Enameled Black Porcelain Vase Ginger Jar with Wood Stand
This Vase/Jar is a stunning addition to any decor. Featuring a rich black porcelain base adorn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
White Agate Chinese Snuff Bottle, c. 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-dynast...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Agate
Pair of English Regency trumpet form glass garniture vases with lusters, c. 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of lime green Bohemian trumpet form garnitures vases in blown glass. The vases feature white enamel overlay rim leaflets with gilt striping, and hung with cut crystal lusters.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Lalique Dampierre Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Countryside, IL
Lalique Dampierre Vase
This plate measures: 4.5 wide x 4.5 deep x 4.75 inches high
Great Vintage Condition
We take our photos in a controlled...
Category
2010s French Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in matte gray glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details.
Signed to underside: [CB].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$4,400 Sale Price
44% Off
Large Brass Pineapple Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Large-scale vase is made with solid brass.
Vase is made well and is heavy
Dimensions:
11" high
12" dia
opening 5.50" opening
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$2,352 Sale Price
51% Off
Petite Blue and White Chinese Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Contrasted by a crisp white field, this small porcelain vase is decorated in the timeless blue-and-white style with bold brushwork and deep cobalt-blue color. The gracefully curved f...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Grape Harvest Hod from the Burgundy Region of France c1880's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French hand-made wood open top barrel and we're thinking it might have been used as a Grape Harvest Hod? Ideal to decorate your wine cellar or Country Style Kitchen. Many des...
Category
1880s French Country Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Steel, Iron
Chinese Blue and White Koi Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Revered for centuries for its elegant designs and rich cobalt blue and pure white colors, traditional Chinese blue-and-white porcelain lives on in this hand-painted bottleneck vase. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Clyde Burt Face Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details.
Signed to underside: [CB].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$8,400
Midnight Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark blue-black glaze coats the body of this small kitchen jar, sheeting down the sides and pooling at the sharp angle drawn by its high shoulders. The glazed vessel dates to the e...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Demijohn or Carboy Glass Vessel in the Original Wooden Carrying Crate
Located in Chicago, IL
Carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all refer to a glass vessel. Carboy's originated from the Persian word; qarabah, while demijohn comes from the French, for dame-jeanne, or Lady Jane...
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. Two aspects of the tribe's traditional culture can be seen in this handled jug—the allusion to tall coiffured hair, and the...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
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
20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Medium Tribe Vase by Arik Levy George for Bitossi, 2007
By Arik Levy, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Medium Tribe Vase by Arik Levy George for Bitossi, 2007 Unglazed White exterior with inside yellow interior
The sharp contrast between textures and colors captures the trademark aest...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As evidenced by the interior glaze, this wide-mouth jar was once used in a Provincial Qing-dynasty kitchen for storing food and condiments. The vessel has a gently tapered form, with...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Textured Porcupine Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Textured Porcupine vase, stamp on underside.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
$260 Sale Price
67% Off
Pair of stunning faux bamboo cachepots
By Maison Baguès
Located in Evanston, IL
Pair of stunning faux bamboo cachepots from Maison Bagues
Category
1970s French Chinese Chippendale Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
Chinese Bai Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking cool white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea dri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar with Shizi
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
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Eight Treasure Gooseneck Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The eight treasures of a scholar, which celebrate study and success, are hidden among the many symbols on this gooseneck jar, double lozenges for victory, a pearl for granting wishes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
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
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Green Glazed Planter Pot Vase from Guangdong Province with Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Green Glazed Planter Pot Vase from Guangdong Province with Stand
This decorated planter originates from Guangdong, located on the north shore of the South China Sea. Display...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt vase, striped graduated tones vase.
"Signed underside CB".
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$2,730
A Late 19th Century Chinese Stone Urn
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive limestone urn came from Shanxi Province, dates to the late 19th century and used to hold water. Given its relatively limited capacity, it was probably mostly decorat...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Original Antique French Confit Pot with Mustard Color Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Confit Pot is a surviving piece of utilitarian pottery made about a 100 years ago. There is no such thing as a perfect pot, these were made long before refrigeration w...
Category
1920s French Country Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni Monumental vase, Italy, 1959.
Glazed earthenware
Glazed signature and date to underside: [Fantoni 1959].
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$6,720 Sale Price
62% Off
Chinese Blue and White 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-dynast...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Drip Glaze Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Coated inside and out with a rich drip glaze, this early 20th century jar was originally used for storing foods and condiments in a Provincial Chinese kitchen. The wide-mouth jar has...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century vessel emulates the full-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient ceramics. A thick brown glaze clings to the upper half of the jar, dripping to a s...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Enameled Ginger Jar with Children at Play, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Contrasted by a crisp white field, this oval jar is decorated in the famille rose style with a lively scene of young children playing in a courtyard garden. Under an overarching bamb...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. From the spout formed to look like hair, through the face, and down to the gourd shaped base, this jug seamlessly transitio...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large Vintage Blue Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers
By Blenko Glass, Joel Philip Myers
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Large Vintage Blue Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers.
Lamps will need hardware and wiring as shown.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
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
Chinese Terracotta Soup Pot, circa 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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
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
loan Nemtoi (Romanian, born 1964) Hand Blown Art Glass Vase and Display Case
By Ioan Nemtoi
Located in Chicago, IL
Ioan Nemtoi, (Romanian b. 1964) art glass vase with custom, square glass case. A beautiful and breathtaking, hand-blown, thick walled vase in red, blue, yellow, orange, peach, purple...
Category
1990s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
$937 Sale Price
25% Off
Blue and White Double Phoenix 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
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Peony Fantail Vases, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Resplendent with lush florals and brilliant color, this pair of porcelain vases combines stencil work with hand-painted foliage in a decorative style popular during the first two decades of the 20th century. The stenciled petals and blooms of the peonies, symbols of love and affection, create a graphic pattern of soft, modulated color, while the painted stems and small flowers punctuate the design with sharp detail. Innovative in decoration, the vases are firmly rooted in China’s time-honored ceramic tradition with their Classic fantail contours and butterfly handles.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$1,980 / set
Chinese Blue Stone Snuff Bottle
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 example is carved from a beautiful, dark blue hardstone flecked with white and red deposits. Showcasing the natural beauty of the stone, the bottle is decorated only by small tiger carvings...
Category
20th Century Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone
Chinese Provincial Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As evidenced by the interior glaze, this wide-mouth jar was once used in a provincial Qing-dynasty kitchen for storing food and condiments. The large vessel has a gently tapered form...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
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