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Vintage Ceramic Bottles and Vessels

A selection of artistic bottles and vases from different cultures and periods, showcasing unique glazes and forms, highlighting craftsmanship in ceramics.

Bottle 18th century Japan. Bottle. Japan. 18th century. Clay covered with a mottled glaze and an overglaze (Takatori ware, Satsuma type). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
Bottle 18th century Japan. Bottle. Japan. 18th century. Clay covered with a mottled glaze and an overglaze (Takatori ware, Satsuma type). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
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Flask. UnknownSnuff Bottle China. Snuff Bottle 41316Pendant. Culture: China. Dimensions: W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); L. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase late 17th-early 18th century China. Vase. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with "powder-blue" glaze. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsLedsam & Vale, Caddy Spoon, 1818/19, silver.Bottle 1800-1830 American. Bottle 586Large Gnathia Skyphos. UnknownMilk pitcher 1770-80 British. Milk pitcher. British. 1770-80. Earthenware. Made in EnglandNécessaire ca. 1750-60 German. Nécessaire 198094Wine pot with cover China. Wine pot with cover. China. Nephrite. early Ming dynasty (1368-1644). JadeTea jar 1800 Japan. Tea jar 62998Cup. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl. UnknownFamille rose figures 18th century Chinese, Japanese, and European with French mounts. Famille rose figures. Chinese, Japanese, and European with French mounts. 18th century. Hard-paste porcelain, gilt-bronze mounts. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeDish Japan. Dish 63600Sauceboat (one of a pair) ca. 1755 Possibly Worcester factory. Sauceboat (one of a pair) 198545Vase detail. Culture: French. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tazza stem and foot late 16th-early 17th century, tray 19th century Italian, Venice (Murano). Tazza. Italian, Venice (Murano). stem and foot late 16th-early 17th century, tray 19th century. Glass. GlassCircular Box. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm). Date: 9th century.Produced in Hunan Province in the south, Changsha wares were among the first examples of Chinese ceramics to feature prominently in maritime trade. The parrots painted on the lid further illustrate international taste as these birds were originally imported into China from Indonesia. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Brush Washer China. Brush Washer. China. Porcelain with peachbloom glaze. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsFruit stand (soucoupe à pied) (one of four) (part of a service) 1771-72 Sèvres Manufactory French The table services produced at Sèvres in the eighteenth century were highly prized and extremely expensive. They were not only purchased by the Crown and members of the aristocracy but also given by the king as diplomatic gifts to foreign courts and visiting dignitaries, and the esteem in which they were held did much to enhance the factorys prestige and fortunes. Because the number of pieces composing a service was very large, the cost was enormous, but this did not deter many courtiers from ordering a dinner or dessert service, or both.One of the most celebrated services produced at Sèvres was delivered to Louis-René-Édouard, prince de Rohan-Guémenée (1734-1803), on September 7, 1772. All of the pieces were decorated with the rich turquoise ground color known as bleu céleste and with birds encircled by an elaborate gilt wreath of oak leaves and acorns. Many of the components of the servVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Candlestick 1600-1700. Candlestick. 1600-1700. Brass. Possibly made in Netherlands; Possibly made in EnglandToiletbottlesPlate ca. 1770 Chantilly. Plate 195306Bowl ca. 1500-1525 Italian (Venice). Bowl. Italian (Venice). ca. 1500-1525. Colorless (slightly gray) and transparent bright green nonlead glass. Blown, pattern molded, enameled, gilt.. GlassVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Lamp 1600-1700. Lamp 9813Stupa 12th century Sri Lanka. Stupa. Sri Lanka. 12th century. Bronze. Polonnaruva period. SculptureYoke Bell 10th-9th century B.C. China. Yoke Bell 53953Bowl possibly 16th century Italian, Venice (Murano). Bowl. Italian, Venice (Murano). possibly 16th century. Glass. GlassCup and saucer ca. 1750-55 Bow Porcelain Factory British The gift of the Hans Syz Collection in 1995 endowed the Museum with nearly three hundred examples of European and Asian ceramics meticulously acquired by Swiss-born collector Dr. Syz (1894-1991) to chart the migration of models and patterns from East to West. Documenting a continuous process of influence and adaptation, these pieces provide a discriminating review of the nuances of stylistic change resulting from three centuries of trade.. Cup and saucer 208413Double gourd bottle with handles early 19th century China. Double gourd bottle with handles. China. early 19th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing mark and period (1796-1820). CeramicsUnguentarium ca. 1st century A.D. Nabataean. Unguentarium 325912Ashtray 1922 Herman A. Kähler Danish. Ashtray 487243Watch ca. 1630-70 Watchmaker: Paul Roumieu. Watch. French, Rouen. ca. 1630-70. Silver, leather, enamel. HorologyCup 1820 Maekawa Japanese. Cup 63000Abruzzo L'Aquila Celano Museum41. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Manuscripts: Miniature nella Marsica; Trasacco - Antifonario; Tagliacozzo - Messale; Avezzano - L'Ecultet Metalwork--processional crosses Post-medieval: Vestments, metalwork, painting, frescoes, sculpture German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Celery Vase 1870-90 Challinor, Taylor and Company. Celery Vase. American. 1870-90. Pressed purple marble glass. Made in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United StatesNoah Teller early 17th century Mold maker: Paulus Öham the younger. Noah Teller 189096 Maker: Mold maker: Paulus ham the younger, master 1634, died 1671, Noah Teller, early 17th century, Pewter, No dimensions recorded. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1906 (06.786)Candlestick 1700-1800 American. Candlestick 1185Hot milk jug (part of a miniature service) ca. 1790 After a painting by Thomas Stothard British. Hot milk jug (part of a miniature service) 201327Imitation of an Attic Red-Figure Nolan Amphora and Three Unjoined Fragments. UnknownSugar Bowl 1846 Samuel Kirk and Son. Sugar Bowl 7931Standing cup (Flügelglas) 1865-77 Carl Heinrich Florenz Müller. Standing cup (Flügelglas). German, Hamburg. 1865-77. Glass. GlassJohn Emes, Bell, 1801/2, silver.Mortar before 18th century Columbia River. Mortar 310693Francis I ca. 1760 Imperial Porcelain Manufactory. Francis I 198694Cup (part of a coffee service) early 19th century Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. Cup (part of a coffee service) 186243Pair of vases ca. 1727-28 Meissen Manufactory German. Pair of vases 203136Apothecary jar (albarello). Culture: Italian, Faenza or Pesaro. Dimensions: Height: 12 1/2 in. (31.8cm). Date: ca. 1470-80. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fruit dish (compotier carré) (one of six) (part of a service) 1780 Sèvres Manufactory French. Fruit dish (compotier carré) (one of six) (part of a service) 197836Meiping (Plum) Vase with Bamboo and Rocks first half of the 18th century China. Meiping (Plum) Vase with Bamboo and Rocks 50694Ojime 19th century Japan. Ojime. Japan. 19th century. Metal. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). OjimeChocolate pot (part of a set) Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German ca. 1740-50Covered jar with plum blossoms (one of a pair) late 17th-early 18th century China. Covered jar with plum blossoms (one of a pair) 48259Benjamin Franklin's Exhibit, Bibl. Nationale. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelMace head ca. 2700-2600 B.C.. Mace head 324035Anefo photo collection. Archaeological finds at metrouwbouw, Waterlooplein Amsterdam, jug and bucket. January 6, 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandCup (part of a service) ca. 1770 Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory. Cup (part of a service) 196944The World's Most Beautiful Easter Egg Queen Mary's Art Treasures -- The Easter egg of platinum, gold, diamond, by the Russian jeweler Carl Faberge is in one of the cases being displayed in the Exhibition of Queen Mary's Art Treasures, being held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Alongside it is a jeweled stand bearing portraits of Czar Nicholas 11's five children, given by the Czar to the Czarina at Easter 1914. The exhibition opens tomorrow - Queen Mary's birthday, remaining open until December 31. May 25, 1954. (Photo by Ronald Ockenden, United Press Photo).Allegory of the Seasons ca. 1730 Bohemian This beaker is decorated with figures personifying the Seasons. See a related wineglass (27.185.168) with figures representing the Seasons.. Allegory of the Seasons. Bohemian. ca. 1730. Zwischengold glass with silver leaf. GlassIncense box 1770 Japan. Incense box 63062Saucer (one of six) (part of a set) 1820-30 French. Saucer (one of six) (part of a set) 187816 French, Saucer (one of six) (part of a set), 182030, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894 (94.4.303)Miniature goblet early 19th century German. Miniature goblet. German. early 19th century. Glass. GlassCovered Vase 19th century China. Covered Vase. China. 19th century. Rock crystal. HardstoneAgate dish gondola from the treasury of the Abbey of Saint-Denis, 12th century. The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance by Paul Lacroix, 1874Jar 19th century Japan. Jar 62626North Polar region. 1510. three dimensional object. Globes. Rare Book DivisionVase China. Vase. China. Porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsJewel casket 17th century Style of Michael Mann. Jewel casket. Southern German. 17th century. Brass gilt; green silk lining. Metalwork-BrassVase 19th century China. Vase. China. 19th century. Carnelian. HardstoneBox American 1830-70 View more. Box. American. 1830-70. Parian porcelain. Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United StatesLooking Glass. Culture: American or British. Dimensions: 45 1/2 x 28 in. (115.6 x 71.1 cm). Date: 1810-20. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Miniature tumbler early 19th century probably Bohemian. Miniature tumbler. probably Bohemian. early 19th century. Glass. GlassWall pocket ca. 1745-50 British, Staffordshire. Wall pocket 199506Finial with Lions and Makaras ca. late 9th-first quarter of the 10th century Indonesia (Java). Finial with Lions and Makaras 37417Bliżej Kultury unknownSquare Lamp (andon) with Design of an Idealized Woman Behind a Curtain 1760 Japan. Square Lamp (andon) with Design of an Idealized Woman Behind a Curtain 62941Snuff bottle with stopper 18th-19th century China. Snuff bottle with stopper 41133Bowl 10th century. Bowl 449706Vintage Photograph. Mexican hat Sombrero with brim full of money.Pedestal (one of a pair) late 16th century Italian. Pedestal (one of a pair) 238003Twelve-light chandelier (Lustre) 1790-1800 French Gilt bronze was used extensively for different types of lighting, ranging from freestanding candlesticks and candelabra to hanging chandeliers and lanterns. The metal body of this graceful chandelier is composed of a vase adorned with horned rams masks and sphinxes from which four pairs of branches emerge. A staff crowned with a pinecone or thyrsus, traditionally carried by Bacchus and his followers, is placed on top surrounded by four children dressed in loincloths each blowing a horn-shaped candle branch. The children provide a diverting presence tempering the severe neoclassical design. The combination of patinated and gilt bronze offers the kind of rich and sophisticated contrast favored during the late eighteenth century.. Twelve-light chandelier (Lustre) 194574Pitcher. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm). Date: ca. 1860. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Watch ca. 1840 Watchmaker: Firm of Blondel & Melly. Watch. Swiss, Geneva. ca. 1840. Gold, enamel. HorologyJar with Silver Cover. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); H. with lid: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); Diam. of rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Diam. of foot: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Snuff bottle with stopper 18th-19th century China. Snuff bottle with stopper 41155808 sepulchral vase N.M. Athens , Urns, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas CollectionWashington and BraggFlask. Maker, probably by: Clevenger Brothers Glass Works, American, 1930-1999 Subject: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781 Subject: Braxton Bragg, American, 1817-1876Flask. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bottle 17th century German. Bottle. German. 17th century. Glass. GlassMat Weight in the form of a Bear and Tiger in Combat ca. 2nd-1st century B.C. China. Mat Weight in the form of a Bear and Tiger in Combat 44790fine arts, vessel, Romanesque chalice, 12th century, Wilten abbey, Austria, wood engraving, 19th century,Covered Dish in Form of a Shell 18th century Japan. Covered Dish in Form of a Shell 52326Lantern with intensive gas nozzle for lighting the streets of Paris in 1878, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Soba cup 18th century Japan. Soba cup 63725Jug 1757 Worcester factory. Jug 198432Tank with smooth leaves, excavations of the Hotel-Dieu. (Cat 44) Anonymous. Chapiteau with smooth leaves, excavations of the hotel-Dieu, (Cat 44). Pierre.