18th Century and Earlier Vases and Vessels

Hand-painted set of blue and white delft porcelain. Three covered vases and two trumpet vases. The lids depict perched birds. The vases ...

A truly incredible example of Attic blackware pottery, made in Athens, Greece circa 500 BCE. A very large example, in incredible condition. A stunning bulbous form with two lug handl...

An attractive GU vase hand painted in cobalt blue with typical kangxi riverscape panels painting separated by lined borders. It is presumed that the surface turned yellow because it had been in the sea mud for a long time. Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period Production Date : 1690-1699 Made in : Jingdezhen Destination : Netherland Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Vung Tau...

An Antique Hand Carved Stone Sarcophagus. This unusual yet charming architectural model has been carved from York Stone with exceptional attention to detail. Standing on block feet...

This pair of antique 18th century vases are cast entirely in bronze, and have ovoid-form bodies which are decorated with reliefs of birds, flowers and trees. The bodies are surmounte...

A very nice and unusual 18C French Chantilly vase in Kakiemon style. Different kind of birds in a landscape. After Japanese porcelain example but from F...

Stunning and Rare Large 18thc French Louis XV Marked Sevres Porcelain Covered Urn/ Vase Ammon-Ra. Pristine condition. Vibrant beautiful coloring. Mark 1758-59. Estate find from the S...

This pair of 18th century Chinese Export polychrome porcelain cachepot are an exceptional example of antique porcelain made by skilled Chinese artisans for the European market. A sca...

An 18th century Anatolian terracotta storage jar with applied wavy banding and remnants of old whitewash, suggesting long use and age. Originally for olive oil or grain, now a sculpt...

Famille rose decoration on a power-blue ground. Measures: Height jar 70cm., vases 60cm. Diameter jar 35cm., vases 26cm.     

Traditional Chinese porcelain blue and white vase decorated with flowers and botanical illustrations (18th Century).

Made circa 1780, this hand painted Dutch Delft vase draws you in immediately with its lively landscape and confident use of color. The scene is animated by a standing figure set befo...

Pair antique 18th century French Louis XVI carved wood fruit basket finial urns. Originally part of an architectural decorative scheme. Each vase shaped wood basket is relief carved....

A stunning Garniture Of Mid 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue And White Vases. The set molded with petal-form segments throughout and each raised on a foot with convex profile above a se...

Maiolica flower pot “a mezzaluna” decorated with tulip Pasquale Rubati Factory Milan, circa 1770. Measures: 4.7 in x 4.7 in x 8.6 in 12 cm x 12...

A fine pair of Maiolica vases, Painted to one side with a religious figure and to the reverse with a portrait, the sides decorated with traditional large flowers enclosed by yellow s...

A Tall Roman Iridescent Glass Candlestick Unguentarium Eastern Mediterranean, circa 2nd–3rd century AD Free-blown pale green glass The low domed body rises into an extremely long na...

A Roman Glass Globular Flask Eastern Mediterranean, circa 2nd–3rd century AD Free-blown pale blue-green glass The full globular body, slightly flattened at the base, rises to a long...

A Roman Iridescent Glass Candlestick Unguentarium Eastern Mediterranean, circa 2nd–3rd century AD Free-blown pale green glass The low domed body rises into a long tapering neck with...

A Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium Eastern Mediterranean, circa 2nd–3rd century AD Free-blown pale blue-green glass The low bell-shaped body rises into a very long slender neck ...

A Roman Iridescent Glass Unguentarium Eastern Mediterranean, circa 2nd–3rd century AD Free-blown pale blue-green glass The pear-shaped body tapers into a long slender neck with a sl...

A Late Roman Double Balsamarium (II) Eastern Mediterranean, circa 3rd–4th century AD Free-blown pale green glass with applied handles Two joined tubular compartments rise to separat...

A Late Roman Double Balsamarium Eastern Mediterranean, circa 3rd–4th century AD Free-blown pale green glass with applied handles Two joined tubular compartments rise to separate ope...

A Late Roman Engraved Green Glass Beaker Eastern Mediterranean, circa 4th century AD Free-blown translucent green glass, wheel-cut The slightly tapering beaker has a thick rounded r...

Vase in Faience, in a Green red and yellow color. With a beautiful Glaze. It has been made in France in 1757 in Lille. It is signed Lille 1757. The decor is painted in the style of T...

Incredible anthropomorphic burial urn from the Chimila culture of Colombia, circa 800 AD. These vessels were created to be placed in chambers within shaft tombs of Northwestern Colom...

A Chinese very early ming dynasty sandstone vase that has stood the test of time. China, The interior is three and a half inches deep. Ming dynasty so therefore they could be anywher...

A small Chinese ming dynasty glazed blue and white glazed sandstone pottery jar. China, Ming dynasty so therefore they could be anywhere from the 1300s to the 1600s.

Dramatic, large pair of 18th-century Italian carved wood flame urns, or pots au feu, richly detailed with acanthus leaf bases and boldly sculpted flames rising upward. Retaining tra...

This is an exceptional and historic pair of Damascus enameled metalwork vessels or urns. These art objects show signs of rough use and handling through the centuries. Although it is ...

Antique pitcher vase France 18th century Brown glaze with a stunning patina from age.

A rare 18th Century large carved carrara marble wine cistern/planter, of unusual elongated oval form, with elegant moulded rim protruding outwards, and pinched in body below, as it c...

A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. The elegant ovoid jar with a slen...

Copper containers of varying shapes and sizes have been used in Spanish homes and kitchens for many centuries. Copper and its alloys were particularly popular metals for storing and ...

Each of inverted pear shape with hemispheric lower body and raised on a circular foot, the turquoise ground handles enriched in gilt, the domed cover with gilt acorn finial, painted ...

A wonderful, unique, and handcrafted piece of ancient Japanese Sueki Sue ware pottery dating back to the 500-600s (6th-7th century). Sueki/ Sue pottery was a ...

The vase features a slender neck adorned with gracefully drawn, elongated leaves that blend seamlessly with its natural curves, adding a refined elegance. At the center, a meticulously rendered geometric pattern of repeating wave-like motifs creates a sense of depth and movement, framed by curved lines for balance. Simple plant motifs are scattered throughout, complementing the design with minimal strokes. The base is grounded by repeated geometric symbols, ensuring stability and cohesion. Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty Region : North Annam, Vietnam Type : Yuhuchun Vase Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship Reference : 1) Art Gallery of Greater Victoria - A vase from the wreck of the Hoi An 2) Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000 * Vietnamese trade ceramics Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...

An ancient vessel carved from a very hard stone using a simple drill and was most likely used for the storage of ointment or liquids. The small lug handles allowed the vessel to be s...

A pair of Regence gilt-bronze mounted celadon lidded vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722), in the manner of Yuan dynasty, and circa 1720. Each turquoise colored lidded vase / urn ...

Antique 18th century French Louis XVI tin glaze Delft faience monteith jardiniere cachepot. Measures 13" across over handles x 6 3/4" x 4" tall. Good condition. Provenance - famed an...

Coppia Di Vasi Circolari In Legno Laccato color avorio e dorato con curvi manici in ferro battuto e dorato, appoggiati su di una alta base quadrata laccata in color avorio che sostie...

Late 18th century Italian Majolica Polychrome Pharmacy Jar or Albarello, dated 1777. These jars were use in apothecaries to hold medicinal herbs, powders...

A late 18th century Japanese Imari porcelain export tea caddy with its fitted lid, circa 1780–1800. The rectangular body features gently rounded shoulders, a cylindrical neck and a d...

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Wine Cooler or Cachepot, Large, Qianlong Period, Circa 1750–1760 This Chinese export porcelain famille rose cachepot...

The vases in this pair feature the striking combination of Kangxi era (circa 1700) porcelain with later 19th century French gilt bronze. This type of combination—of Chinese porcelain...

This primitive earthenware jar sits with a quiet beauty, potted by hand with subtle asymmetry and a unique, globular silhouette. Though an exact date is unknown, the jar carries sign...

A France Mid-Century Modern design vase model “Cardinale” in silvered metal designed by Italian artist Lino Sabattini for Christofle France in 1956,...

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This fine antique tumbler cup has a plain circular form. Made from the rare and highly prized metal Paktong. Similar in shape to silver examples of ...

Pair of Italian walnut figural architectural fragments, each opposing cherub resting on a bed of flowers issuing from a conforming plinth base with coved molding.

Pair of Asian Chinese Imari (18th cent) porcelain small vases with a scalloped top and scenes of figures and flowers. (small chip to 1 top) (priced as pa...

An 18th Century German, or possibly Bohemian, Clear Glass Bottle. Flattened octagonal shape. Hand decorated with blue, orange, yellow and green flowers and a green/blue bird on the ...

Bactrian Alabaster offering vessel, second millennium BC, A small veined alabaster vessel with asymmetric waisted cylindrical form. The interior half way down in a U boul. Composite ...

Very Large 17th Century Bartmann Jug / Bellarmine Jug German Salt Glazed Stoneware Very Large 17th Century Bartmann Jug / Bellarmine Jug German Salt Glazed Stoneware Substantial - ...

A beautiful Greek terracotta amphora featuring a distinctive elongated neck, rounded bulbous body, and richly weathered surface in natural shades of warm ochre, earthy brown, and sof...

Similar Beaker of this size and with cover is in the Helena Woolworth McCann Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is illustrated by C. Le Corbeiller, China Trade Porcelain: Patterns of Exchange, New York, 1974, p. 27, no. 9, where the author suggests this shape is taken from a Delft adaptation of a glass original. Period : Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period Production Date : 1690-1699 Made in : Jingdezhen Destination : Netherland Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Vung Tau...

A Very Fine & Rare Example of an Eighteenth-Century Chinese Porcelain Export Circular Lidded twin handle blue and white Deep Dish Tureen or Centerpiece Bowl of generous proportions and of the period Chien Lung 1736-1795. Exquisitely hand decorated depicting typical Chinese scenes of garden landscapes within trellis border on an off-white ground. The petal edge dome shaped cover with similar decoration and an attractive central finial. *This is one of a pair currently listed Condition: This piece is offered in exceptional condition for such an early piece, no losses or hairlines anywhere, and no restoration, possibly never used, no staining inside the bowl. This piece is typically unmarked. Back and front views are similar. Width: (including handles) 10.75” (27.5cm). Diameter: (top cover rim) 10” (25.5cm). Height: 7.75” (19.75m). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller. Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop PATRICK HOWARD...

A highly decorative early 18th-century Japanese Arita porcelain baluster vase with its cover and a later stand, representing an increasingly rare surviving example of early Japanese ...

18th Century Dutch Delft Polychrome Covered Pot with Bird Finial, Circa 1760–1780 Rich in colour, history and character, this remarkable eighteenth-century Dutch Delft covered pot be...

French Hand-Painted Faience Terrine – Rustic Provençal Style – Bird & Botanical Motifs – 19th-Century Tradition Description: This is a charming French faience terrine, hand-painted ...