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Decorative Ceramic Artifacts

A collection of ornate ceramic pieces including jars and bowls, featuring intricate designs and historical craftsmanship from various cultures.

Cup and Cover 18th century Japan. Cup and Cover. Japan. 18th century. White porcelain covered inside with iron red, outside with colored enamel decorations on a black enamel ground. Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
Cup and Cover 18th century Japan. Cup and Cover. Japan. 18th century. White porcelain covered inside with iron red, outside with colored enamel decorations on a black enamel ground. Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
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Square Bottle 19th century Japan. Square Bottle. Japan. 19th century. Clay with scroll ornament in polychrome enamels (Awata ware). Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). CeramicsDish first half 16th century Spanish, Valencia Tin-glazed earthenware, of which lusterware is one type, was developed in the Middle East in the ninth and tenth centuries to imitate the porcelains produced in China. The opaque white glaze concealed the clay body, which could range from pale buff to brick red, allowing for brilliant effects created by painting the white surface with metal oxides that fired to a range of colors. This technique, as well as the use of metallic lusteran iridescent, coppery painted glazespread throughout the Muslim world, arriving among the potters of Valencia in the thirteenth century. The so-called Hispano-Moresque lusterware, with its fusion of Islamic and Gothic styles and motifs, often in shaped imitating those of metal vessels, was treasured by the elite in Spain during the fifteenth century and exported to the courts of Europe. The Valencian industry declined in the late sixteenth century, as colorful Italian Renaissance maiolica gained in popularityIncense Burner. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 19th-mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Creamer American 1830-40 View more. Creamer. American. 1830-40. Lacy pressed glass. Made in New England, United StatesJohn Pollock, Cream Jug, 1741/42, silver.Stem cup 15th century China. Stem cup 48164Candlestick. Dimensions: Dimensions unavailable. Date: 1700-1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fruit dish (Compotier ovale) (one of two) (part of a service) 1784 Sèvres Manufactory French. Fruit dish (Compotier ovale) (one of two) (part of a service). French, Sèvres. 1784. Soft-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainPlate 18th century German. Plate. German. 18th century. Pewter. Metalwork-PewterCoffeepot ca. 1810-40 British, Staffordshire. Coffeepot. British, Staffordshire. ca. 1810-40. Earthenware. Ceramics-PotteryVase from a Set Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong) China. Vase from a Set Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong). China. Porcelain. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Daoguang period (1821-50). CeramicsCovered Incense Burner early 18th century China. Covered Incense Burner. China. early 18th century. Porcelain with a clear glaze, Dehua ware (blanc de chine). Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsVase with flowers late 17th-early 18th century China. Vase with flowers 47518Plate (Assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 1780 Sèvres Manufactory French. Plate (Assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 197962Cup. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm). Date: 1800-1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Covered Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. with cover: 44 in. (111.8 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Covered Bowl. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm). Date: late 18th-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Pair of ewers 18th century French. Pair of ewers. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze, hard-paste porcelain. Metalwork-Gilt BronzePitcher 1830-70 American. Pitcher 5655Teapot ca. 1740 Meissen Manufactory German. Teapot 199203Saucer with butterflies and melons late 18th century China. Saucer with butterflies and melons 46451Cup 1st half of the 6th century B.C. Etruscan Goblet-shaped cup with fluted body.. Cup 246196Saucer. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. of foot: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Diam. of rim: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: late 17th-early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Red-Figure Cup (and 1 detached fragment). UnknownÉcuelle late 17th-early 18th century P. G. L.. Écuelle. French, Rouen. late 17th-early 18th century. Pewter. Metalwork-PewterVase early 19th century China. Vase 60620Plate 18th century Japan. Plate. Japan. 18th century. Porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels (Arita ware, Imari style). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsCanister or bottle late 17th century Melchior Glatz. Canister or bottle. Austrian, Salzburg. late 17th century. Pewter. Metalwork-PewterPair of cruets crystal and upper mount 15th century, handle and foot 17th century German. Pair of cruets. German. crystal and upper mount 15th century, handle and foot 17th century. Rock crystal, silver gilt. Metalwork-Silver In CombinationSnuffbox ca. 1735-40 Saint-Cloud factory In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with some merchanPlate (Assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 1786 Sèvres Manufactory French. Plate (Assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service). French, Sèvres. 1786. Soft-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainEwer ca. 1810-20 Nast. Ewer 194472Cup 1800-1830 British. Cup. British. 1800-1830. Earthenware, spatterware. Possibly made in Staffordshire, EnglandDish 1750 Japan. Dish. Japan. 1750. White porcelain decorated with blue under glaze; iron red and gold (Arita ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsVase 1830-70 American. Vase. American. 1830-70. Parian porcelain. Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United StatesBottle 18th century probably German. Bottle. probably German. 18th century. Glass; metal. GlassCup and saucer ca. 1750-55 Doccia Porcelain Manufactory Italian This and a second cup and saucer (1971.233.1, .2) join a teapot (46.103a, b) and sugar bowl (69.118a, b) with the same decoration acquired in 1969 and 1946. The service presents a free Italian adaptation of elements from the decorative vocabularies of the eighteenth centurys leading manufactories: the yellow-ground floral panels of Meissen and the putto scenes of Sèvres.. Cup and saucer 205409Censer 8th-9th century China This spherical censer was originally suspended from a chain. The interior hemispherical bowl for incense is hung on gimbals so that it remains upright as the censer is swung.. Censer 49560Showcase with objects of ceramics; Halls of crafts July 1962..Covered bowl China. Covered bowl. China. Jadeite. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). JadeVase with Lotus Scrolls early 18th century China. Vase with Lotus Scrolls. China. early 18th century. Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsVase for a Pillar 1820 Rakutozan Japanese. Vase for a Pillar. Rakutozan (Japanese,). Japan. 1820. Faience with enamel decoration in low relief on unglazed surface, craquelé (Kyoto ware, Hozan style). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsPrize given by the editors of the "Spectator" to be shot for at the Wimbledon Rifle Meeting, 1865. 'Our Engraving represents the design of the shield and ewer which the editors of the Spectator have given as a prize to be shot for at the Wimbledon Meeting of the National Rifle Association this week. This prize is adjudged to the marksman who has made the greatest number of points in five shots (without the back-sight being raised), at any distance between 200 and 300 yards, as the officer in charge of the squad may direct. The material of both the shield and the ewer is bronze, and tTeabowl ca. 1850 Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) Japanese. Teabowl 63235Anefo photo collection. Exhibition English silver, sacrament. April 19, 1966Sweetmeat box ca. 1660-80 French. Sweetmeat box. French. ca. 1660-80. Steel, partly gilt, pierced and chiseled. Metalwork-SteelCup with cover ca. 1740 Jean-Louis Straus. Cup with cover 200122Creamer 1830-40 American. Creamer. American. 1830-40. Lacy pressed blue glass. Made in New England, United StatesCoffeepot. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm). Date: 1800-1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Model of a Rectangular Brazier 1st-2nd century China. Model of a Rectangular Brazier 44327Part of a Box China. Part of a Box 40958Fence Post Finial from the Jerathmeel Peirce House, Salem, Massachusetts 1770-1800 Samuel McIntire. Fence Post Finial from the Jerathmeel Peirce House, Salem, Massachusetts. American. 1770-1800. Pine. Made in Salem, Massachusetts, United StatesAmphora 750-600 B.C. Cypriot Lotus design on shoulder and elaborate design of lozenges and rosettes on neck.. Amphora 240566Vase early 18th century French. Vase. French. early 18th century. Terracotta. SculptureSewing Box ca. 1840. Sewing Box. ca. 1840. Wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, ivory, velvet. Made in ChinaAnefo photo collection. Exhibition English silver, sacrament. April 19, 1966Coffee cup (part of a service) ca. 1780-85 Meissen Manufactory German. Coffee cup (part of a service) 209380Teapot 1770-1830 Chinese. Teapot. Chinese. 1770-1830. Porcelain. Made in ChinaTeapot 1725-40 Andreas Braun. Teapot. Swiss, Basel. 1725-40. Silver, wood. Metalwork-SilverBottle. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Chalice ca. 1775 Giuseppe Agricola. Chalice. Italian, Rome. ca. 1775. Silver, parcel gilt. Metalwork-SilverDish 18th century I. L.. Dish. Portuguese, Lisbon. 18th century. Silver. Metalwork-SilverPlate (part of a service) 1784 Sèvres Manufactory French. Plate (part of a service) 197905Portland Vase CA. 1ST C. BCE Roman Art(- ) Glass British Museum, London, England Coffeepot 18th century Spanish Tin-glazed earthenware, of which lusterware is one type, was developed in the Middle East in the ninth and tenth centuries to imitate the porcelains produced in China. The opaque white glaze concealed the clay body, which could range from pale buff to brick red, allowing for brilliant effects created by painting the white surface with metal oxides that fired to a range of colors. This technique, as well as the use of metallic lusteran iridescent, coppery painted glazespread throughout the Muslim world, arriving among the potters of Valencia in the thirteenth century. The so-called Hispano-Moresque lusterware, with its fusion of Islamic and Gothic styles and motifs, often in shaped imitating those of metal vessels, was treasured by the elite in Spain during the fifteenth century and exported to the courts of Europe. The Valencian industry declined in the late sixteenth century, as colorful Italian Renaissance maiolica gained in popularity among the fashiL'Age Heureux ca. 1900 Medalist: Victor Peter French. L'Age Heureux. Medalist: Victor Peter (French, Paris 1840-1918 Paris). French. ca. 1900. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesSaucer 19th century China. Saucer. China. 19th century. Painted enamel. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). EnamelsSouvenir 1768-75 French, Paris In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with some merchants advertiSpoon Holder 1870-80 Challinor, Taylor and Company. Spoon Holder. American. 1870-80. Pressed purple marble glass. Made in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United StatesSugar box 1711-12 Ebenezer Roe. Sugar box 205671Vase late 18th century China. Vase. China. late 18th century. Porcelain with relief decoration, painted in underglaze blue, with a celadon glaze. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). CeramicsPlate (assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 1786 Sèvres Manufactory French. Plate (assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 197908Snuff Bottle China. Snuff Bottle 41693Bowl early 18th century China. Bowl 47984Stem Cup 20th century China. Stem Cup 50768Plate 1739-54 Period of Paul Hannong Faience, or tin-glazed and enameled earthenware, first emerged in France during the sixteenth century, reaching widespread usage among elite patrons during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, prior to the establishment of soft-paste porcelain factories. Although characterized as more provincial in style than porcelain, French faience was used at the court of Louis XIV as part of elaborate meals and displays, with large-scale vessels incorporated into the Baroque garden designs of Versailles. Earlier examples of French faience attest to the strong influence of maiolica artists from Italy. Later works demonstrate the ways in which cities such as Nevers, Rouen, Lyon, Moustiers, and Marseille developed innovative vessel shapes and decorative motifs prized among collectors throughout Europe. While faience can be created from a wide mixture of clays, it is foremost distinguished by the milky opaque white color achieved by the addition of tin oLarge Bowl 1800 Japan. Large Bowl. Japan. 1800. Buff clay covered with a transparent crackled glaze and decorated with gold, red, blue and green enamels (Awata ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsBeaker 1845 Bohemian. Beaker. Bohemian. 1845. Glass. GlassCup and saucer ca. 1720-25 Vienna. Cup and saucer. Austrian, Vienna. ca. 1720-25. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainDish of Artificial Plants. Culture: China. Dimensions: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Matthew E. Lofthouse, Coffeepot, 1728/29, silver.Bottle with stopper 1835-40 German. Bottle with stopper 196028Crystal Cup and Jade Saucer 1868 Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart. Crystal Cup and Jade Saucer. Gems and Jewels of the Crown. Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart (French, Paris 1837-1880 Paris). 1868. Etching. PrintsWhale Oil Lamp ca. 1827-35. Whale Oil Lamp. ca. 1827-35. Pressed and free-blown lead glassThe Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. 'The "Dunvegan Cup," a cup or "mether" of yew, square above and rounded from the centre downwards, covered with silver mounts gilt and nielloed, decorated with repoussé and filigree work, standing on four rudely-formed representations of human legs, covered with silver, the shoes nielloed; round the mouth is a rim of silver 2in. deep, on the outside of which is engraved an inscription in black letter, which has been read as follows by Mr. Eugene Curry: "Katherina ingen in Neill (O'Neill's daughter) uxor Johannis McguighPlatter 1736-95 Chinese. Platter. Chinese. 1736-95. Porcelain. Made in ChinaBottle 18th century German. Bottle. German. 18th century. Glass, pewter. GlassShowcase with various objects of ceramics including scales; Vitters crafts. This is the device of the display case before emptying in October 1959.Showcase with various objects including dishes, vases and a tile tableau; Setting Italian pottery. Under the middle a tile tableau with a representation of the visitation, by Francisco Niculoso.Tassilo chalice is the name given to a chalice kept in Kremsmünster Abbey, possibly donated around 780 by the Bavarian Duke Tassilo and his wife Luitp...Pitcher ca. 1860 American. Pitcher 5679Bracelet China. Bracelet 42860Bell ca. 1775 German, Zechlin. Bell. German, Zechlin. ca. 1775. Glass. GlassCoffee cup and saucer ca. 1755-60 Worcester factory. Coffee cup and saucer 205292Hydria in Attic pottery, by Meidias, 4th Century, ceramic,Ice cream spoon (one of a pair) French 19th centurySnuffbox with miniature depicting a classical subject 1784-85 Joseph Etienne Blerzy French In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were consideredPlate with representation of Prince Eugens and two wooden cuffsTrinket Box. Culture: American. Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 x 7 cm). Date: 1830-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Meiping vase with plum blossoms and bamboo 18th century China. Meiping vase with plum blossoms and bamboo 47402