Thai Ceramics

A large Thai hand-painted blue and white porcelain bowl from the 20th century with floral motifs. Created in Thailand, this porcelain bowl features a circular tapering silhouette wit...

Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...

Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...

A fine and historically significant green-glazed ceramic bowl, originating from the celebrated kilns of the Sukhothai Kingdom (13th–15th century). This rare piece exemplifies the distinctive glazing and form that made Sukhothai ceramics...

A wonderful example of a 19th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...

Antique Sawakhalok Celadon Bowl, Thailand 14th/15th century. A sturdily potted wheel thrown stoneware bowl with everted rim and flattened lip. The deep cavetto has an upper decorativ...

A wonderful example of a 16th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...

This large ceramic vase draws attention with its generous proportions, soft green glaze, and finely incised surface patterns. The rounded form rises gently from a narrow base and swe...

A wonderful example of a 17th Century Sawankhalok ceramic jar from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand. It features a wonderfully subtle turquoise undertone as well as natural marine ...

Antique Sawakhalok Celadon Bowl, Thailand, 14th/15th century. A sturdily potted wheel thrown stoneware bowl with everted rim and chamfered lip. The cavetto has vertical combed lines...

A rare ancient ceramic plate originating from the Kalong kilns of northern Thailand, dating to the 15th–16th century (Lan Na period). This piece features a distinctive iron-brown gla...

Spectacular pair of hand painted ceramic temple jars with iron foo dog finials and bases by Maitland Smith, circa 1980s. The pair are in very good condit...

An antique Thai garden vase from the 19th century, with distressed verde patina and drip glaze. Created in Thailand during the 19th century, this garden vase features a distressed ve...

A wonderful example of a 16th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...

A Thai Sawankhalok exterior water jar from the mid-19th century, with distressed white patina. Created in the kilns of central Thailand during the 1850s, this Sawankhalok exterior water jar attracts attention with its elegant proportions and beautifully distressed white patina. The aged surface is accented with subtle brown motifs, including waves and graceful strokes, which enhance its historical character and visual appeal. This mid-19th century Thai water jar...

Antique Thai Fish Bowl, Sukhothai Kilns. A deep stoneware bowl with black slip painting of a fish with his tail extending beyond the concentric band on center, further band decoratio...

Antique Thai Frog Shaped Kendi, Sawankhalok Kilns, Si Satchanalai. A squat globular stoneware body of good size having a narrow upright neck and everted mouth. The short narrow spout has the shape of an imagined frog snout. The modeled details include bulging eyes, ridge lines demarcating the spine, outline of the trunk and the legs with small webbed feet. The pot is glazed overall in a rich brown glaze lightly pitted from burial which stops short of the well trimmed foot rim revealing the beige colored biscuit. Condition: Excellent with no knowledge or evidence of any restorations. Age: 13th/14th century. Size: 5.5 inches high x 5.5 inches in diameter (14 x 14cm). Weight: 1 lb. 10.5 oz. (753g.) Provenance: U.S.A. art market For similar examples see: Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Bekker Collection UMAA 2007-8-56. Charles Nelson Spinks, Siamese Pottery in Indonesia, fig. 42. Charles Nelson Spinks, The Ceramic Wares of Siam, Ladejinsky collection, pl.36. Roxanna Brown, Legend and Reality, Early Ceramics from South-East Asia, pl.180. Note: Sawankhalok zoomorphic kendis have mostly been found  in the 20th century within the Indonesian archipelago. This may indicate that the shape, such as this frog pot...

A vintage Thai brown jar from the mid 20th century, with green accents and tapering lines. Created in Thailand during the mid-century period, this jar attr...

A rare celadon plate from the kilns of Sangkhalok, one of the main centers of Thai ceramics during the Sukhotai period (1230-1438) Well preserved for i...

A large and dramatic Ban Chiang Culture burnished black pottery vessel with incised geometric designs, early period, circa 1200 - 800 BC, Khorat Plateau, Northe...

A hand-thrown ceramic charger with hand painted decor. This exquisite hand-thrown ceramic charger plate captures attention with its soft green and turquoise hues, subtly contrasted w...

A ceramic vase from Thailand, with off-white glaze. Mid 20th Century, circa 1940. While the golden age of Thai ceramics ended around the 15-16th Centuries, local craftsmen have per...

A large Prem Collection blue glazed artisan ceramic vase from the mid 20th century with flaring neck. Created in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand during the Midcentury period, this larg...

An oversized ceramic water jar with a rich oxblood glaze and applied rope detailing. Bold in form and commanding in presence, this generously scaled vessel features an elegantly tape...

Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns of globular persimmon form with pinched foliate rim and sepal stem finial on top decorated in i...

Vintage Thai blue and white porcelain wash basins with cobalt blue patina and floral motifs, priced and sold individually (four available). Each a...

Large Antique Thai Bencharong Stem Plate. A stoneware tazza having a domed pedestal base under a foliate rim dish. Traditionally enameled in a green an...

A shallow ceramic bowl from Sukhothai period of Thailand circa 14th-15th century. The dish was hand molded with a coarse pinkish clay and it has a...

This 17th-century Sawankhalok ceramic jar is a remarkable piece that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand. The jar features natural marine grow...

A large antique Thai cobalt blue glazed Martaban jar from the 19th century, with petite swan neck loops, raised dragon motifs and tapering lines. This la...

Antique ceramic box with cover from the Sawankhalok kilns, Thailand of shouldered globular form with a flat top having incised foliate vine plant d...

Large Antique Thai Bencharong Stem Plate. A stoneware tazza having a domed pedestal base under a foliate rim dish. Traditionally enameled in a green an...

Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns. Globular fruit form with pinched foliate rim and sepal stem finial on top decorated in brown a...

A set of Thai stoneware ceramic roof ridge decoration with stand. Age: Thailand, Contemporary, 20th Century Size of items only: Height 30.7 - 31.7 C.M....

Antique ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns, Thailand of paneled globular form with a brown glazed flat top having incised bands around ...

Pair of Vintage Thai Bencharong Lidded Jars, 20th century. Bencharong enamel decoration with Buddhist imagery on a black background. This porcelain jar and lid form having a raised foot rim and lotus bud on a disk lid finial are richly decorated in bright polychrome enamels in the style of the royal household ceramics favored by the nobility in eighteenth century Siam. This colorful style became known as “bencharong”, a term that derives from two Sanskrit words – panch (‘five’) and rong (‘colour’) and which relates to the number of colors used to decorate such porcelain. These jars and covers are decorated with typical Thai motifs. The sides are decorated with four Thepanom (Buddhist celestial beings) each wearing a broad necklace of petals and seated on a lotus within triangular cartouches that have a coral-red ground. Four Norasingh (mythical forest-dwelling semi-deity with a human head, torso, and arms but with the hind-quarters of a lion and the tail and hoofs of a deer) against black back grounds filled with flaming purple kranok motifs. This design is framed by two floral bands top and bottom. The interior is a covered in a transparent glaze with unglazed lid edge and the gallery interior edge of the lid unglazed. Condition: Excellent Each measuring: 5 in. in diameter x 6 in. high (12.7 x 15.2cm) Each weighing: 1 lb. 5.5 oz. (610g.) 20th century. Provenance: Dr. Philip Gould, New York, NY. Millea Brothers, New Jersey For similar examples see: William Warren & Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Arts and Crafts of Thailand, Chronicle Books, San Francisco 1994, p.33. Bonhams New York, Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art, 17 Sep. 2014, lot 180 With the following notes: Bencharong porcelains...

Vintage Thai Thon Table Lamp. Crafted from an antique thrown open ended ceramic pot specifically made as a traditional Thai Thon (goblet drum) base of ear...

A South Eastern 19th century Martaban water jar with dragon motifs and petite handles. Used as a storage vessel to ship food and water, this Martaban jar charms our eyes with its nic...

Antique ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns, Thailand of squat globular persimmon form with pinched sepal ridge and curled stem finial top decorated in a caramel brown and translucent white glaze on the stoneware biscuit in a saw tooth design at the shoulder and foliate vine scroll pattern on the body, two incised bands near the foot with a trimmed countersunk unglazed base with traces of the pontil firing scar. The interior of the base with a thin translucent glaze the interior of the lid unglazed. Tight fit of top to bottom. Evidence of a repair to a large chip to the interior rim of the base and two further small chips unrestored, the top clean without any restorations, overall fine condition. Measuring 2-3/4 in. high x 4” in diameter. (7cm x 10.2cm) Weight: 11 oz. (300g.) 14th/15th century. Ex Collection: by descent, Don Christensen, Penang, Malaysia. For similar examples see: Siamese Pottery...

Rare, vintage, decorative 'basket' bowl, by Maitland-Smith Ltd. Made of beautiful white porcelain with a blue floral design on the interior, and blue striping on the exterior. It ha...

Antique Thai Ceramic White War Elephant. A hand sculpted stoneware figure of elephant and rider. The solid elephant stands firmly four square on a rec...

Circa 1300-1500 Thai stoneware fertility symbol figure. From a kiln along the Yom River. Representing fertility/maternity - seated in a Buddha pose - legs nicely crossed & sculpted; ...

Huge and beautifully carved statue of a Buddha in sitting position. It's very large, a normal sized plates is added in 1 of the pictures for comparison. A beautiful artifact, it s...

A stoneware lamp from Si Satchanalai, Thailand, 15th-16th Century. Two-tiered round shape, glazed in earthly beige color, rustic appearance. 11 inches in diameter, 8 inches high. ...

Large Antique Thai Bencharong Stem Plate. A stoneware tazza having a domed pedestal base under a foliate rim dish. Traditionally enameled in a green an...

A vintage Thai garden vase from the mid-20th century, with leaf motifs. Created in Thailand during the midcentury period, this garden vase charms us with it...

A large artisan ceramic vase with soft blue glaze and ribbed neck. Elegant and understated, this tall ceramic vase captures the eye with its harmonious silhouette and subtly varied b...

A vintage blue and brown vase from the Prem collection with tapered neck and golden dripping effect. Charming us with its sleek lines and captivati...

A ceramic vase from Thailand, with off-white glaze. Mid 20th Century, circa 1940. While the golden age of Thai ceramics ended around the 15-16th Centuries, local craftsmen have per...

Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns of globular fruit form with pinched foliate rim and sepal stem finial on top decorated in brown...

Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns. High shouldered round form with a slightly convex flat lid and small boss finial on top decora...

This generously scaled ceramic vase charms with its bold silhouette and dynamic glaze. Shaped with a rounded body that narrows to a petite mouth opening just under 4 inches in diamet...

Coated inside and out with an olive green glaze, this large ceramic jar from early 20th century Thailand was originally used for pickling vegetables or condiments. The jar is potted ...

With its elongated gourd shape and fluid proportions, this large ceramic vase offers an understated but sculptural presence. The form swells at the center and narrows at both the bas...

An oversized vintage Thai water vessel from the mid-20th century, with midnight blue glaze, and tapering lines. Created in Thailand during the mid-ce...

An antique Thai monochrome brownware water jar from the early 20th century, with carrying handles. Born in Thailand during the early years of the 20th century, this charming water ju...

A large Prem Collection blue glazed artisan ceramic vase from the mid 20th century with flaring neck and crooked silhouette. Created in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand during the Midce...

A large Thai cobalt blue planter from the 20th century, with raised palm leaf motifs. Created in Thailand during the 20th century, this large plant...

A large ceramic jar with a flaring silhouette, finished in a layered green and brown glaze. The vessel’s shape is anchored by a wide rounded body that tapers smoothly into a narrow n...

An oversized antique Thai water vessel from the early 20th century, with cobalt blue glaze, tapering lines and nicely weathered patina. Created in Th...