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Item Ships From: Illinois
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Petite Famille Rose Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
Category

1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Copper

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Iron

Yoichi Ohira Art Glass Artwork Vessle Vase Pitcher Ewer Murano Glass Emerald Red
By Yoichi Ohira
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite art glass vessel by Yoichi Ohira signed Y. Ohira L. Serena 1995 Murano. Crafted in translucent emerald green glass with controlled air bubbles and red pasta type accents...
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1990s Italian Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

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

Chinese Glazed Stoneware Jar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th century China jars like this would have held wines, foods, and other consumable items. The combination of an irregular surface with a ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Brushed 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 brushed metal vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contem...
Category

Early 2000s Canadian Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century ceramic jar is formed in a traditional shape meant for storing wine and spirits made from rice and grains. Known as cheng, these jars are defined by having a ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This low terracotta pond sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and simple, flared rim. Le...
Category

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

Materials

Terracotta

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Large & Medium Fluted Glass Vases
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Stella Vases Large & Medium - set of 2 Pure in form, the lenticular effect of the fluted glass masks the stems and showcases the flower heads. The facet near the bottom serves as a ...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Albany Large Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
ALBANY LARGE VASE The Albany Vase inverts tradition with intricate fluting detail on the interior. The strong architectural lines are an exercise in material studies and production ...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Large & Medium Clear Glass Vases
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Rossi Vases Large & Medium - set of 2 From a single stem to a bouquet, the clear glass highlights the flower stem, celebrating it as an integral part of the arrangement. The lenticu...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

Chinese Stamped Yunnan Wine 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 Primitive Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Albany Small Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
ALBANY SMALL VASE The Albany Vase inverts tradition with intricate fluting detail on the interior. The strong architectural lines are an exercise in material studies and production ...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Vases Set of 3
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Albany Small, Medium & Large Vases - Set of 3 Glass This set of 3 designer vases looks beautiful together or alone and makes an eye-catching addition to any shelf or table in your h...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

African Redware Gooseneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Covered in a beautifully worn red clay slip, this hand-formed African vessel has a dramatic silhouette of a squat, ovoid body and a long, narrow neck. Subtly etched crosshatch patter...
Category

15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Impressive Luciano Gaspari Sommerso Glass Bottle Vase
By Luciano Gaspari, Salviati
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy Murano glass, for Salviati. Clear glass outside, amethyst inside, with orange and green stripes.
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Amethyst

Celadon Bottle Vase with Bird Etchings
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

Celadon Bottle Vase with Bird Etchings
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 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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Limestone

Paul Chaleff Studio Vase
By Paul Chaleff
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Chaleff Studio Vase singed underside Paul Chaleff 1977 8" high 8" diameter 4.50"opening footed 4.25" foot diameter
Category

1970s Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Paul Chaleff Studio Vase
Paul Chaleff Studio Vase
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Iron

Mid-20th Century Italian Woven Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic mid-20th century Italian handwoven porcelain sculpture constructed in a vase form of thinly hand-applied strips of porcelain, and then finished in a white glaze.
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Brass Rams Heads & Hooves Empire Style Censers
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully patinated Empire styled brass urns adorned with three rams heads and hooved pilaster legs surmounted on trefoil brass bases. The pierced cap has a flame finial top and is...
Category

1950s American Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Nineteen Inch Tall Rosenthal Columnar Form Porcelain Vase Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
This Rosenthal porcelain vase is classically elegant with a faceted columnar form and a satiny white glaze. The slender form and substantial height will allow for tall and dramatic f...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Enameled Hat Stand with Two Women, 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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Marble

Ancient Marble Vessel
Ancient Marble Vessel
$2,100 Sale Price
25% Off
Rick Owens Cast Bronze Evase Vase Black Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The iconic bronze Evase vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the black patina. Each bronze is hand crafted in France and is signed. Can be used as vas...
Category

2010s French Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Petite Famille Verte Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
Category

1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Copper

Tall Citron Yellow Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary take on the traditional baluster jar puts all the focus on its timeless silhouette. Characterized by its high shoulders, flared base and domed lid, the elegant balu...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stone

Guido Gambone Two-Handled Spouted Pitcher 1955
By Guido Gambone
Located in Chicago, IL
Guido Gambone two-handled spouted pitcher 1955: Blue, Brown Glazed Stoneware, signed 'GAMBONE ITALY' with donkey mark on the underside.
Category

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

Materials

Earthenware

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bamboo

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Dark Glazed Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A lustrous brown glaze coats the slender tapered form of this late 19th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitche...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Blue and White Botanical Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner with an allover pattern of botanical motifs. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-br...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Marcello Fantoni Vase
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Glazed ceramic vase.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Albany Large 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

fferrone Glass Decorative 2 part Contemporary Flower Czech Vase Handcrafted
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
This Contemporary two-part clear Czech glass vase is both a flower frog, or flower arranger, and vessel. From a single stem to a complete arrangement, this vase celebrates flowers with its design and handcrafted techniques. Each flower frog's hole pattern is unique: it's created at just the right moment in the glass' molten state. The handcrafted Splash vase...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic vase in glazed stoneware with incised, abstract details. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Large Empoli Italian Glass Rose Pink Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Chicago, IL
Empoli Italian glass rose pink decanter with stopper.  
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown-green slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lob...
Category

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

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Green Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Barovier & Toso, 1930s
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare hand-blown Murano glass vase attributed to the esteemed Barovier & Toso atelier in the 1930s. Its fluid, organic form captures the artistry of hand-blown glass. Defined by a s...
Category

1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Bamileke Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like other African everyday ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet astonishing beauty. Each is hand shaped and fired in the open. They are generally s...
Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Clear Modern Large Vase Handcrafted
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
The Contemporary Czech clear glass Rossi large vase, from a single stem to a beautiful bouquet, the modern and minimal Rossi vases highlight any flo...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Chinese Coiled Pickling Pot, circa 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 inky black gla...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Limestone

Small Antique 1900s Solid Brass Apothecary Mortars and Pestles - Set of 2
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 2 very cool heavy brass (?) antique mortar and pestles. Actually one may be brass and one copper, judging from the green aging tinge inside. They are not a matched set but ver...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Japanese Green Cloisonné Rose Vase by Ando Cloisonné
By Ando Jubei
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant vase by Ando Cloisonné Company is finely decorated in the cloisonné manner with translucent enamels and silver accents. The globular vase is cloaked in glassy, turquoise...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate, Enamel

Floral Cast Iron Centerpiece
Located in Countryside, IL
Floral cast iron centerpiece This centerpiece measures: 25 wide x 14 deep x 18 inches high and is in Excellent Vintage Condition About Photos: We take ou...
Category

2010s American Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Iron

Brass Bud Vase I by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass bud vase by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 5 x W 5 x H 10 cm Materials: dull tarnished brass Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vases is...
Category

2010s American Post-Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Granite

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 Illinois - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Rosenthal Textured Vase Porcelaine Noire by Martin Freyer
By Martin Freyer, Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Highly textured Porcelaine Noire vase by Martin Freyer. Made in Germany by Martin Freyer for Rosenthal, Studio Line. Black unglazed porcelain exterior with glazed porcelain interior.
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Handblown Art Glass Vase with Bowl by Oggetti
By Oggetti
Located in Chicago, IL
Handblown art glass vase measuring 9" tall X 8" diameter in yellow, blue, green and red glass. Handblown art glass bowl measuring 5"Diameter x 2" tall. Both from Italian art glass ma...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels

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