Stunning Etruscan Black Glazed Nikosthenic Amphora

Northern Italy, Etruria, ca. 5th century BCE. A wonderful highly polished bucchero amphora of the Nikosthenic type - so named from the Greek Attic pottery who "invented" this style with wide strap han

Each globular body connects up to a diamond mouth, flanked to the sides with a pair of thick strap handles, incised with mythical patterns to the body. H: 16.3cm & 17.5cm Provenance: H.H. Pao's previo

Chinese Han Dynasty black glazed amphora; H: 12" (approx.)

A Greek black-glazed amphora, c. 4th – 3rd Century BC, the body ovoid with narrow ring base, the mouth flared with two looped handles. H: 5 ¼ in (13.3 cm). An attractive vessel with light surface d

Reynaldo Quezada (Mexican, Mata Ortiz, 1940-present) Signed Reynaldo Quezada on the underside, a stunning, black-glazed olla vessel decorated with tooled zigzag motifs across the surface from rim to t

Northern Italy, Etruria, ca 5th century BCE. Attractive smaller strap-handled (sometimes referred to as Nikosthenic amphora named after the Greek Attic potter who "invented" the style in the 6th centu

A miniature Etruscan black ware amphora, c. 6th Century BC, the body with vertical ribbing and small flat base, the handles are wide and flat and attach from the shoulders to the rim in usual fashion,

Two The Adams Etruscan Ware / Staffordshire black glazed plates, depicting ancient figures riding chariots, early 20th century, maker's mark on reverse. 10.5" diameter.

South Etruria, Cerveteri or Veio, Ca. 650 - 640 BC. An Etruscan bucchero nikosthenic amphora with engraved vertical lines in the central register of the body. The large conical neck is connected to an

Mid-century modern pottery tile by Bertil Vallien (Swedish, b. 1938) for Hal Fromhold Studio; exhibiting two Etruscan-style black-glazed animals; signed, with HF mark; Provenance: Collection o

Ancient Apulian or Etruscan bucchero vessel, black glazed terracotta with trefoil spout incised banding and medallions. 8.5" H x 5" diameter. Repairs. Removed from a 936 Fifth Avenue estate.

Central Italy, Etruria, ca. 570 to 540 BCE. This is a full bodied vase with broad strap relief handles, each with double panels with stylized griffins in low relief. There are two central ribs just be

These stunning earrings are Etruscan 10K gold with black enamel, each having a single seed pearl. They are screw back and marked 10k on the back with no maker or other inscriptions. Weight = 5g

The well concave body rising from a short foot, the interior incised with a group of mandarin ducks, encircled with various floral patterns. D:12.8cm Provenance: Previous H.H.Pao's Family Collections

The slender tapered body with rounded shoulders rising to a tall neck and flared mouth, covered in an attractive mottled peachbloom glaze with flecks of moss-green, the glaze stopping above the foot,

A wucai porcelain vase, painted with plum blossom and magpie, all reserved on a black-glazed ground, six character Kangxi mark in black at the base, comes with a fitted wood stand, H: 27cm 墨&#2

A flared mouth and a waisted neck, connects to a tapered body and a flared foot rim. Boday overall in black glaze and painted with flowers, a crane, and a phoenix in gold glit.Provenance: From Li Yisa

Of pear shape body supported on short everted foot, two handles attached on the shoulder rising to a cylindrical neck and buffed rim, the upper body covered with the rich black glaze which stops in th

Cylindrical sides set over a tapered foot and surmounted by a columnar neck. Molded around the body with four panels of peonies and lotus, set with two lion-head handles. Six characters Kangxi mark at

Of globular shape with straight vertical ribs, covered in a lustrous black glaze. H: 16.7cm Provenance: H.H. Pao's previous collection 宋 河南窯黑釉罐 &#39825

the first rising from a short foot, of semi globe shape. D: 14.5cm The second Elegantly potted of shallow conical form rising to a five-lobed rim, covered with a light brown glaze, the unglazed base r

Of tall rectangular form, covered allover save for the bottom with a black glaze, and decorated with gilt-splashed. H: 31cm, 35cm with stand 黑釉灑金四方直&#3

清 黑釉葫蘆瓶 Of a gourd shape body up to a long-thin mouth, covered overall save for the base with a black glaze. H:17.7cm

Rising from a short foot to a cocoon body, then a short straight neck with a everted mouth, flanked with four little ears around the neck; Overall save for the base applied with black glaze and the bo