SOPHIA REINHARDT
Berlin, Germany
The blue is even richer in person than in the photos. Everything arrived carefully packed, and the handwritten note was a lovely personal touch.”
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19th CenturyAntique
$830.00
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$830.00
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Edition: One of a Kind
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- ORIGIN
- Turkey
- MATERIAL
- Clay
- TECHNIQUE
- Handcrafted
- CIRCA
- 19th Century
- DIMENSIONS
- H: 31.5" × D: 16.9"
- PURPOSE OF USAGE
- Once stored olive oil & grain — now a double-banded garden planter
- CAREFULLY PACKED & INSURED
- PERSONALLY SOURCED
- WORLDWIDE SHIPPING
Product information
Aydin sits inland from the Aegean in country given over to olives, and vessels like this carried the oil from one pressing through to the next. This one was never built to stand on its own: the base draws down to a point, because a jar sunk into earth or sand is held upright by the ground around it and keeps cooler than anything standing on a floor.
Two small loop handles sit high on the shoulder, set close either side of the neck where a cord or a pole could run through to lift it. A single round hole is bored through the wall between them, cut cleanly rather than broken. Throwing rings run the full height of the body, and the clay fired to a pale grey-buff rather than the red most Aydin jars carry.
Today it stands on an iron tripod made to hold it, which is the only way a vessel with this base can be shown upright. Against a plain wall it reads as sculpture rather than storage, and at this scale it needs nothing beside it.
Double-Banded Aydin Storage Jar is presented as a decorative jar. The title identifies this piece with Aydin.
The supplied use case notes that it stored olive oil & grain. Today, it is presented for use as a double-banded garden planter.
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What Our Collectors Say
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12 reviews
JAMES OKAFOR
New York, NY
“I’d been looking for a pot for our entryway for a while. This one has such a lovely worn finish, and it works perfectly with the rest of the space.”
MEI-LING TAN
Los Angeles, CA
“I had a few questions about the size and color before ordering, and the extra photos really helped. The piece arrived carefully packed and looks beautiful in our home.”
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