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Historical Ceramics

A variety of exquisite antique vases and bottles from different eras and regions, highlighting unique designs and materials in monochrome tones.

Miniature vase 18th century China. Miniature vase. China. 18th century. Porcelain with crackled glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ceramics
Miniature vase 18th century China. Miniature vase. China. 18th century. Porcelain with crackled glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ceramics
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Variegated TritonCylindrical vase and vase with ceramic fuss decorChessmen (32) 1845-60 Probably by E. G. Zimmerman Company, Hanau The Crusaders are the pewtered side. Their king has a cross on his tunic and is in medieval armor; the bishops and pawns are in helmets of early seventeenth-century style. The Muslims are the gilded side; their pedestals are slightly different from those of the other side.The E. G. Zimmerman Company of Hanau, who probably made the set, was one of the firms specializing in small cast-iron productions such as chess sets. On the underside of each piece is scratched the word "Germany," in accordance with the McKinley Tariff Act of 1897, which would indicate that the set was imported to America after that date.. Chessmen (32) 200051Scent bottle in the form of a huntress ca. 1740 Meissen Manufactory German. Scent bottle in the form of a huntress 194235Trophy 18th century French. Trophy 189602 French, Trophy, 18th century, Wood, gilt, Overall: 15 1/2 10 1/2 in. (39.4 26.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.350)Peacock (one of a pair) ca. 1760 Bow Porcelain Factory British. Peacock (one of a pair). British, Bow, London. ca. 1760. Soft-paste porcelain. Bow Porcelain Factory (British, 1747-1776). Ceramics-Porcelain