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Georgian Tea Caddy Henry Clay 'Attributed'
By Henry Clay
Located in Northampton, GB
-mache. Which would become known as "japanning". By 1772 Clay had learned enough to start up his own
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Tea Caddies

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Paper

Georgian Tea Caddy Henry Clay 'Attributed'
Georgian Tea Caddy Henry Clay 'Attributed'
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H 4.92 in W 4.92 in D 3 in
Japanese Satsuma Vase with Figures
Located in Antwerp, BE
A mid-20th century Japanese Satsuma vase with figures. Satsuma ware is a style of Japanese
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Vases

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Ceramic

Japanese Satsuma Vase with Figures
Japanese Satsuma Vase with Figures
H 18.51 in W 8.27 in D 7.09 in
Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The first book to tell the stories of the most revered living Japanese ceramists of the century in
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2010s Chinese Books

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Paper

Pair of Etched Dogu-Style Terracotta Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
distinctive look and connecting them to greater Jōmon culture. Although the function of such clay figures are
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...

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Ceramic

Early 20th Century Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Abstract Motif Miro
Located in Vancouver, BC
A wonderfully one of a kind ceramic. Porcelain glazed on earthenware clay. Signed on the back. A
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Ceramics

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Japanese Satsuma Moriage Oil Lamps & Dragon Jardiniere Mantel Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique parlor set of Japanese Satsuma porcelain and brass Kosmos Brenner oil lamps and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

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Brass

Pair of Japanese Moriage Satsuma Vases with Gold Gilding Circa 1930-1940
Located in Ixelles, BE
are made from a type of Japanese earthenware clay known for its fine texture and malleability. The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

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Pottery

Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Female Sculpture
By Esther Shimazu
Located in Houston, TX
Esther Shimazu's bald female sculpture. She uses hand-built techniques to construct clay figures
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Stoneware, Ceramic

Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Male Sculpture
By Esther Shimazu
Located in Houston, TX
Esther Shimazu's bald and chunky male sculpture. She uses hand-built techniques to construct clay
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

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Ormolu

Bowl, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl by Jean François Reboul made of clay and enamel using Raku technique. 2019. “Certificate of
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies

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Enamel

Bowl, Jean François Reboul
Bowl, Jean François Reboul
H 3.03 in Dm 3.93 in
Bowl, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl by Jean François Reboul made of clay and enamel using Raku technique. 2019. “Certificate of
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies

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Enamel

Bowl, Jean François Reboul
Bowl, Jean François Reboul
H 3.03 in Dm 3.93 in
Satin Bowl, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Japan in the late 16th century. Today Jean-François Reboul is inspired by astral figures, his vision
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies

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Enamel

Sunset Bowl, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Japan in the late 16th century. Today Jean-François Reboul is inspired by astral figures, his vision
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies

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Enamel

Bowl, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl by Jean François Reboul made of clay and enamel using Raku technique. 2019. “Certificate of
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Caddies

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Enamel

Bowl, Jean François Reboul
Bowl, Jean François Reboul
H 3.14 in Dm 3.54 in
"Get a Load" by Esther Shimazu
By Esther Shimazu
Located in Chicago, IL
Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully
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21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain

"Get a Load" by Esther Shimazu
"Get a Load" by Esther Shimazu
H 11 in W 8 in D 6.5 in
"Sitting Figure With Knees Up" Wood Fired Ceramic Sculpture by Joy Brown
Located in Wiscasset, ME
stoneware clay that is fired in a 30-foot long Japanese style wood-firing tunnel kiln (anagama). For the
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Early 2000s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Mexican Folk Art Carved Polychrome Painted Baby Christ Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A charming pair of vintage Mexican folk art hand carved and painted Infant Jesus religious figures
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Baroque Sculptures and Carvings

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Gesso, Paint, Wood, Glass

Large Scale Stoneware Vessel By Ildiko De Balas
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
, and clay/stoneware. Ildiko de Balas represented Belgium at the First U.S. International Ceramic
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Cosmos I Vase, Jean, François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
sculptor. His works are done with various materials that manufacture or transform (clay, cement, concrete
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21st Century and Contemporary French Vases

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Ceramic

Vase Carbon I, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
. His works are done with various materials that manufacture or transform (clay, cement, concrete, wood
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Carbon Vase II, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
various materials that manufacture or transform (clay, cement, concrete, wood, glass paste, raw materials
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Vase Carbon III, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
various materials that manufacture or transform (clay, cement, concrete, wood, glass paste, raw materials
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Volcano sculpture, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
transform (clay, cement, concrete, wood, glass paste, raw materials, coatings, plate, etc.) in symbolic and
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Jars

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Concrete

Blue Sky sculpture, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
transform (clay, cement, concrete, wood, glass paste, raw materials, coatings, plate, etc.) in symbolic and
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Decorative Bowls

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Concrete

Lave d'or, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
various materials that manufacture or transform (clay, cement, concrete, wood, glass paste, raw materials
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21st Century and Contemporary French Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete, Copper

Red sculpture, Jean François Reboul
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
international fairs. His works are done with various materials that manufacture or transform (clay, cement
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Decorative Bowls

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Concrete

Pedestal N°2
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
(clay, cement, concrete, wood, glass paste, raw materials, coatings, plate, etc.) in symbolic and
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21st Century and Contemporary French Abstract Sculptures

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Sandstone

Pedestal N°2
Pedestal N°2
H 9.44 in Dm 6.69 in
Early 18th Century Meissen Oval Wall Beveled Mirror Pair of Cherubs, Germany
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
after day. This white clay is the key to the striking radiance of Meissen porcelain. The precise
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Antique Early 18th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Boucheron Parcel Gilt Silver Vase and Oil Lamp circa 1880
By Fréderic Boucheron
Located in New York, US
. The patinated and gilt upswung loop bifurcated handles are mounted with fully modeled figures of Pan
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Antique 1880s French Greek Revival Vases

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Silver

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Machin Set of 6 Plates, Moustache Shape, White with Flowers, ca 1825
By Machin
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful set of 6 dessert plates made by Machin around 1825, which is known as the Regency period. The items have the famous "moustache" moulding picked out in gilt, a sim...
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Antique 1820s English Regency Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Flower Color Theory Book
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Leading floral designers Putnam & Putnam are back - now with the ultimate flower-arrangement reference book The follow-up to Darroch and Michael Putnam's acclaimed bestselling deb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

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Paper

Flower Color Theory Book
Flower Color Theory Book
H 7 in W 5 in D 1.2 in
Pre-Columbian Nayarit Seated Figure Redware Statue
Located in New York, NY
Ancient pre-Columbian, Nayarit, Mexican, circa 100 BCE to 250 CE, hand-built ceramic pottery redware sculpture of a seated male figure with arms crossed and wearing a headdress and m...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Pottery

Gardener's Garden Inspiration Across Continents and Centuries
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
With more than 1,000 images and descriptive texts, this is the ultimate celebration of the world’s most gorgeous gardens – now available with a stunning fuchsia pink cover This in...
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2010s Chinese Books

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Paper

Reading Art, Art for Book Lovers
Located in New York, NY
A celebration of artworks featuring books and readers from throughout history, for the delight of art lovers and bibliophiles As every book tells a story, every book in art is par...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

London Uprising-Fifty Fashion Designers, One City Book
Located in New York, NY
"A backstage pass into the studios of the capitals coolest designers. A gorgeous tome." Sunday Telegraph, Stella magazine "London has always been a creative hub... This handsomely i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Body of Art Book
Located in New York, NY
"Body of Art juxtaposes Sandro Botticelli's Venus with Vanessa Beecroft's army of naked women, the iconic head of Nefertiti, and the work of Ryan Trecartin, among many other artists,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

Body of Art Book
Body of Art Book
H 12 in W 9.38 in D 1.5 in
Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
Located in London, GB
A hand modelled statue of a male coca chewer figure , known as a Coquero, wearing a sash sitting upon a bench,  the coca quid in his right cheek, with black negative resist design Pr...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

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Pottery

Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
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H 7.09 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Mexico: The Cookbook
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
Mexico: The Cookbook is the definitive bible of home-cooking from Mexico. With a culinary history dating back 9,000 years, Mexican food draws influences from Aztec and Mayan Indians ...
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2010s Chinese Books

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Paper

Mexico: The Cookbook
Mexico: The Cookbook
H 2.5 in W 7.13 in D 10.63 in
Amethyst Flower I Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture amethyst flower I on marble base with metal gold finish leaves, with minerals stones sticks and with amethyst stone in the heart of the flower.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Amethyst, Marble

Amethyst Flower I Sculpture
Amethyst Flower I Sculpture
H 12.21 in Dm 6.7 in
1000 Design Classics
By Phaidon
Located in New York, NY
The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed - from 1663 to the present day Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume Phaidon De...
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2010s Chinese Books

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Paper

1000 Design Classics
1000 Design Classics
H 12.25 in W 9 in D 2.5 in
Sun and Moon a Story of Astronomy, Photography and Cartography
Located in New York, NY
A unique pictorial history of astronomical exploration from the earliest Prehistoric observatories to the latest satellite images with 280 spectacular images and an inspiring story i...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Paper

One of Two Chinese Porcelain Glazed Figural Ginger Jars with Lids, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two Chinese blue and white porcelain glazed decorative figural and floral ginger jars with the original removable lids, 19th century. Measure: Diameter 28 cm. Height 28 cm. Two of t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

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Porcelain

Wonderful pair of antique Georgian stone china plates
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful pair of antique Georgian stone china plates, having a fantastic shaped edge, decorated in an authentic imari style pattern with flowers, leaves and scrolls hand painted in ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Wonderful pair of antique Georgian stone china plates
Wonderful pair of antique Georgian stone china plates
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H 0.99 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Modern German Porcelain Dish with Beetles by Sofina Porcelain Kitzbuehel
By Sofina Porzellan
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
This completely handmade and hands-free painted porcelain dish is made by Sofina porcelain in Bavaria. Hand-painted with a large stag beetle and other beetles. Rimmed with a platinum...
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2010s German Country Porcelain

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Porcelain

Jérôme Massier Ceramic Baluster Vase Together With Other Various Pottery Vases
By Jerome Massier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Jérôme Massier ceramic baluster vase together with other various pottery vases. Mainly first half of 20th century. From Left: Jérôme Massier ceramic baluster vase decorated with b...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases

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Ceramic

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Pair Adam Period Papier Mache and Japanned D-shaped Console Tables circa 1775
By Henry Clay
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important Pair of Adam Period Polychrome Papier Mache and Japanned D-shaped Console Tables
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Antique 1770s English Adam Style Console Tables

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Wood, Paper

House "That Day"
By Yasuo Hayashi
Located in New York, NY
Hayashi(b.1928) was the first ceramic sculptor in Japan. For over six decades he has helped to
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

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Ceramic

House "That Day"
H 17.5 in W 25.75 in D 11.25 in
Work 81-4
By Yasuo Hayashi
Located in New York, NY
Hayashi(b.1928) was the first ceramic sculptor in Japan. For over six decades he has helped to
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Late 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

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Ceramic

Work 81-4
Work 81-4
H 8.9 in W 14 in D 14 in
Pair of Mid-19th Century English Papier-Mâché́ Vases
By Aaron Jennens & T.H. Bettridge
Located in San Francisco, CA
-mâché́ wares. They acquired the workshops of Henry Clay, Japanner to George III and the Prince of Wales
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Vases

Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Amedeo Fiorese
By Amedeo Fiorese
Located in New York, NY
started sculpting as a child. He was only six years old when he dug by hand in search of clay on the banks
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20th Century Italian Sculptures

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Bronze

Still Life Vase of Roses and Cat, Bruno Croatto 20th Century Oil Italian Painter
By Bruno Croatto
Located in Rome, Italy
it seems to be in Japan or China and if it were not his works and if it were not the presence of this
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Vintage 1930s Italian Paintings

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Wood

Still Life with Pomegranates, Bruno Croatto 20th Century Oil Italian Painting
By Bruno Croatto
Located in Rome, Italy
it seems to be in Japan or China and if it were not his works and if it were not the presence of this
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Vintage 1940s Italian Paintings

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Wood

Antique Kofun Period Japanese Haniwa Bust
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese figural clay Haniwa bust mounted to a wooden display base. These figures were
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

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Clay, Wood

Large Japanese Dragon Sumida Vase, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
relief detailing depicts dragons with flamings pearls rather than the more common monkey or human figures
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Clay

Large Ancient Japanese Tall Elite Haniwa Horse, 593-710 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
Large ancient Japanese tall Elite Haniwa model horse, Kofun period (593-710 AD) This large model
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Pottery

Rare Ancient Japanese Kofun Period Haniwa Pottery Head of a Lady - 300 AD
Located in London, GB
. Haniwa: The Clay Sculpture of Proto-Historic Japan. Charles Tuttle: North Clardendon. L. Smith, V
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antiquities

Antique Vintage Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair traditional Chinese or Japanese Imari bulbous form porcelain vases of generous
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

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Ormolu

Art Deco Figurative Ceramic Tile of Nymphs Dancing
Located in Prahran, Victoria
relief of the figures. It has been made by a Japanese artist, and has been sourced from Japan. There is a
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Ceramics

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Clay

"It's Like This" by Esther Shimazu
By Esther Shimazu
Located in Chicago, IL
Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully
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21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain

"It's Like This" by Esther Shimazu
"It's Like This" by Esther Shimazu
H 8 in W 3.25 in D 4 in
"Just So You Know" by Esther Shimazu
Located in Chicago, IL
Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully
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21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain

"Just So You Know" by Esther Shimazu
"Just So You Know" by Esther Shimazu
H 7 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
"What The" by Esther Shimazu
By Esther Shimazu
Located in Chicago, IL
Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully
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21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"What The" by Esther Shimazu
"What The" by Esther Shimazu
H 10 in W 5.5 in D 8.5 in
"After All That" by Esther Shimazu
By Esther Shimazu
Located in Chicago, IL
Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully
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21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Float Away" by Esther Shimazu
By Esther Shimazu
Located in Chicago, IL
Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully
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21st Century and Contemporary American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Float Away" by Esther Shimazu
"Float Away" by Esther Shimazu
H 18.5 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
Antique Vintage Pair of Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair of Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous form porcelain vases of generous proportions
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

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Ormolu

Monumental stoneware sculpture by noted artist Chris Gustin 1985
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Shino; The Fitchburg Art Museum; Fitchburg, MA Clay Body Rhetoric: Ceramic Figures of Speech
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Late 20th Century American Vases

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Stoneware

c.1830 Jennens & Bettridge M.O.P. Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
, such as furniture, and the material was ideally suited to japanning (varnishing) and painting. Clay
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20th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Blue Sculpture
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
. His works are done with various matérials that manufacture or transforms (clay, cement, concrete, wood
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21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Blue Sculpture
Blue Sculpture
H 7.1 in Dm 26.5 in
Pedestal N°3
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
Japan in the late 16th century. Today Jean-François Reboul is inspired by astral figures, his vision of
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21st Century and Contemporary French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

 Pedestal N°3
 Pedestal N°3
H 4.7 in Dm 11.8 in
Pedestal N°1
By Jean François Reboul
Located in Paris, FR
(clay, cement, concrete, wood, glass paste, raw materials, coatings, plate, etc.) in symbolic and
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21st Century and Contemporary French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Pedestal N°1
Pedestal N°1
H 5.5 in Dm 15.7 in
Black Bottle, Unique Handmade Black Ceramic Vessel Obelisk Sculpture
By Peter Hayes
Located in Chicago, IL
clay. This interest was extended after I spent several years travelling through Africa working with
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Evan Penny Hyper Realistic Sculpture
By Evan Penny 1
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
as well as contemporary sculpting methods, Penny molds figures out of clay, and then casts his
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20th Century Canadian Figurative Sculptures

Evan Penny Hyper Realistic Sculpture
Evan Penny Hyper Realistic Sculpture
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H 16 in W 12.5 in D 11.5 in
Japanese Haniwa Burial Figures Halloween Sculpture Jack-o'-lantern Ghost
Located in Hyattsville, MD
inches high. Terracotta mixed with paper or paper clay, exact age unknown, procured from a time capsule
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Vintage 1960s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

Japanese Studio Pottery
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning 20th century Japanese Studio Pottery vase. The rendering of the pottery shows
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Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Japanese Studio Pottery
Japanese Studio Pottery
H 13 in W 7 in D 7 in
Antique Japanese Terracotta Haniwa Figure Head
Located in Atlanta, GA
figures are made from terracotta clay for ritual use and funerary objects, and they created according to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

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Clay, Wood

Japanese Meiji Sumida Gawa Bowl With Monkeys
By Sumida Gawa
Located in Norwood, NJ
. It is a heavy pottery with highly detailed applied figures of monkeys gazing with different
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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Japanese Meiji Sumida Gawa Bowl With Monkeys
By Sumida Gawa
Located in Norwood, NJ
. It is a heavy pottery with highly detailed applied figures of monkeys gazing with different
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiin American Sculpture Woman with Cat
By Esther Shimazu
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite wonderful and whimsical work by Japanese American Hawaiin artist Esther Shimazu. Shimazu is
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Tanuki, The Mythical Badger, Shigaraki Ware, Meiji, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
potters, details are hand-modeled and incised. The fur texture is made by scrapping the clay surface with
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Wood

Ancient Chinese Buddhist "Lotus" Offering Jar 900 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
white flaking pigments on both the jar and cover. The wall is decorated with applied strips of clay to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Chinese Buddhist "Lotus" Offering Jar 900 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
the jar and cover. The wall is decorated with applied strips of clay to form the Holy figures. The
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Antique Mason's Patent Ironstone Dinner Service, 19th Century
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in London, GB
-1820 in date. The vibrant Japan pattern depicting flowers and oriental temples. Printed in
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Antique 1810s English Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Raku Figure, Unique Handmade Ceramic Obelisk Sculpture with Porcelain Wings
By Peter Hayes
Located in Chicago, IL
of ceramics – why and how ‘things’ are made of clay. This interest was extended after I spent several
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Set of Post-War Japanese Clay Figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
Adorable set of three Japanese clay figures
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Trio of Post War Japan Clay Figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
Expressive trio of painted clay figures from post war Japan.
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Decorative Objects

Japanese Gilded Brocade Satsuma Vase with Figures
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 19th century Japanese gilded brocade Satsuma vase of baluster form elaborately decorated in
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Henry Clay Tea Caddies
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Japanned by Clay’. George Child Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey, gave Osterley Park to the National Trust in
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Antique 18th Century British Tea Caddies

Henry Clay Tea Caddies
Henry Clay Tea Caddies
H 4.5 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Jane Muir Pink Apple Dress Lady Sculpture
By Jane Muir
Located in Andorra la Vella, FR
Jane Muir specialises in idiosyncratic hand painted figures representing a witty and uncluttered
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2010s English Figurative Sculptures

Jane Muir Pink Apple Dress Lady Sculpture
Jane Muir Pink Apple Dress Lady Sculpture
H 14.57 in W 7.49 in D 3.15 in
Exceptionally Fine Papier-Mâché Tray
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
"Jennens and Bettridge". The finely gilded multi-serpentine frame surrounding a Court interior with figures
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Antique 19th Century British Platters and Serveware

Materials

Paper

An Exceptionally Fine Papier-Mâché Tray
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
"Jennens and Bettridge". The finely gilded multi-serpentine frame surrounding a Court interior with figures
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Antique 19th Century British Platters and Serveware

Papier Mâché Tray
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
"Jennens and Bettridge". The finely gilded multi-serpentine frame surrounding a Court interior with figures
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Antique 19th Century British Platters and Serveware

Papier Mâché Tray
Papier Mâché Tray
H 23 in W 31 in D 4 in
Still Life Lily Flower Vase, Bruno Croatto 20 Century Oil Italian Painting
By Bruno Croatto
Located in Rome, Italy
in Japan or China and if it were not his works and if it were not the presence of this man all nerves
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Vintage 1940s Italian Paintings

Materials

Wood

18th Century Papier Mâché Octagonal Tea Caddy by Henry Clay
By Henry Clay
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
"japanning". By 1772 Clay had learned enough to start up his own business and in the same year patented a new
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Antique 18th Century British George III Tea Caddies

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Paper

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Japanese Clay Figures For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of Japanese clay figures available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and stone, all Japanese clay figures available were constructed with great care. We have 7 antique and vintage Japanese clay figures in-stock, while there are 23 modern editions to choose from as well. Japanese clay figures have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. modern, mid-century modern and Rococo Japanese clay figures are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made Japanese clay figures over the years, but those made by Jean François Reboul, Esther Shimazu and Sumida Gawa are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Japanese Clay Figures?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,979, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $190,000 highest priced.

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