Antiques Jars and Vases

Jars and vessels like these were the workhorses of the ancient world — used for storing grain, fermenting wine, carrying water, and marking graves. The examples we have come from across Asia and the broader antique trade, and many bear the marks of long use: salt deposits, worn glazes, painted motifs in ochre and dark brown that hint at the hands and cultures that made them.

Some are plain and quietly beautiful in their simplicity. Others carry painted birds, geometric borders, or auspicious Chinese characters. All of them are genuinely old, genuinely used, and available at prices that reflect the luck of the find rather than the showroom.