Gilt Vases

Important pair of covered vases in yellow Siena marble and chiseled and gilded bronze mount. Snake handles and flower garlands, ribbons, pearls, gadroons and acanthus leaves. Late 19...

Extraordinary museum quality contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately gilded and hand-painted in stunning shades of red and green on a stunningly shaped...

Art Deco gilt metal hexagonal floor vase. 28.5" H x 7" W x 7" D. In good antique condition with patina, wear consistent with age and use. Dealer: S138XX.

Decorate a table or a buffet with this elegant and colorful antique vase. Crafted in China circa 1880, the vessel sits on a four-leg wooden base with scrolled feet; it features an en...

Large pitcher in pink opaline and its basin, with white and gold enamelled decoration of palmettes, small pearls and floral motifs. Large gold bands u...

A Fantastic 19th century French Islamic/Orientalist Style Champleve Enamel Vase and Underplate, Signed F. Barbedienne. The wide-mouthed vase terminates down a narrowing body and is m...

Czech Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded vase - featuring butterflies and flowers to the front - all on a rust ground with gilding to the inner rim ...

Beautiful iridescent green blown glass vase with gilt bronze dolphin base and gilt handle.

Italian handmade Murano glass vase created by glass master Marino Santi and signed in engraving on the base. Murano glass with inside a...

A stunning antique porcelain urn shaped twin handled vase and cover decorated in an Imari pattern by Copeland, England and dating from the early 20th...

Pair of Sèvres ceramic amphora vases, with marbled decoration in blue monochrome. Each vase has an ormolu mount with pearl friezes and two small garlanded handles. These two vases are signed below "Sèvres". Their shape, decoration and marbled blue color is typical of the work of Paul Milet...

A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880. Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day. Characteristics Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe. History "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...

A Wonderful Large Moser Clear Art Glass Urn Form Vase With Raised Gold Gilt And Enamel Hand Painting.

Manufacture de sevres Porcelain cobalt blue & gilt 12 inch Vase, 1926. A cobalt gilt blue ground with gilt leaves throughout. Manufacture de Sevres mark to the underside dated to ...

Pair of 19th century neoclassical glit bronze etched glass dual usage vases or candlesticks.

Each of trumpet shape with applied allegorical figures of Napoleon III. These beautiful porcelain vases are distinctive for their bright, fresh color palette and trumpet shaped ne...

Antique large perfume bottle with stopper transparent glass with milky white cut opaline glass overlay decorated all arround with gilding highli...

Large, striking, French, St Louis Crystal ribbed glass vase decorated with fine gold enamelled Iris flowers. The tops with fine gilded feathering. The base...

Finest quality French 19th century large antique sevres style Napoleonic vase. Hand painted depicting Napoleon's Coronation. Signed by the artist aft...

A pair of late 19th century gilt bronze and patinated bronze ewers. The scrolled lip above a slender neck and bulbous body cast with Bacchic putti, the scrolled handle mounted wit...

A pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Bohemian white over clear crystal maiden portrait vases with hand-painted gilt décor. Each is beautifully hand-painted with gorgeous maidens lo...

Our centerpiece vase, attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne, circa 1870s, features an expressive mask of Bacchus surrounded by silvered grapevines, prominent gilt bronze handles with a...

A very stylish Austrian Art Nouveau handled vase with large layered leaf patterning by Paul Dachsel for Alexandra Porcelain Works Turn-Teplitz and dating from the early 20th century....

A pair of large Chinese gilt and black ground cloisonné enamel vases Chinese, 20th Century Height 67cm, diameter 38cm These beautiful vases are exceptional examples of Chinese ...

ROYAL BONN - FRANZ ANTON MEHLEM - Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded vase - featuring branches of pink and soft purple floral blossoms with thorns to the front and back (likely Flow...

A Monumental Japanese Kutani porcelain vase, Meiji/Taisho Period, Signed Akiyama sei. The main body is all hand-painted with wonderful ...

A pair of French gilt-metal clear crystal vases with cobalt-blue overlay from the mid-20th century. Each piece presents a waisted body over a swollen base atop a short baluster-shape...

A highly attractive pair of late 19th century gilt bronze twin handled vases. The handles in the form of twisted vines and the vases decorated with butterflies and birds with snails ...

A very fine pair English twin handled porcelain vases painted with flowers by renowned makers Grainger Worcester and dating from the 19th century. T...

Large Chinese Yellow-Ground Famille-Rose 'Dragon & Phoenix' Vase, Guangxu, 1800s Presenting an exquisite masterpiece from the 19th century, hailing from China's illustrious Guangxu ...

High quality clear and ruby red glass decanters and stoppers Decorated throughout with gilded enamel featuring flowers and scrollworks, in additi...

A beautifully made pair of single flower vases in blown glass and ormolu by baccarat C1890s

French 19th century empire gilt bronze and cut crystal glass amphora vase A slender ovoid crystal glass vase standing on a round gilt bronze foot with a rectangular plinth which i...

Gustave Asch Large Vase Ceramic Blue Tours, 1900 Frédéric Gustave Asch (1856-1911) A nice shaped vases in Porcelain with gold decoration of berrie...

A pair of antique French Sevres gilt bronze mounted porcelain urn vases. The vases are covered with a polychrome enamel, decorated...

An exquisite large pair of vases in enamelled blue alabaster opaline glass Bohemia, 19th century Beautiful circular body decorated all through with gilded enamel and gilding highli...

Very Large hand painted and decorated / gilt Japanese floor vases in the Imari porcelain. The vase features exterior / interior hand painted Japane...

Our Sevres Louis XV style vases with cobalt blue glazes feature extensive gilt designs including the Louis XV coat of arms with three fleur-de-lis in shie...

Graceful hand decorated Japanese vase with traditional motifs and gold rimmed top., c. 1960's. Signed on bottom, Gold Imari.

Large gilted bronze 'Warwick' vase lamp by Barbedienne, Paris circa 1860 mounted on a portoro marble pedestal. fine and original patina led lamp 4w 230V measures: 35 X 23 cm, Hei...

Pair of Royal Worcester Transitional Neoclassical style vases, England, 1901. Date marked with green backs-tamp with five dots to the left and right. 'Leadless Glaze- English Registry Mark' Each vase shape #2129, with stylized plume top, fitted with twin gilt handles, hand-painted with delicate alternating vertical floral and laurels. Raised on circular acanthus pedestal...

With its Neoclassical elements, this pair of French porcelain vases is in the style of Louis XVI. Crafted circa 1870, the stunning details of the swags are sharpened by the rich colo...

Pair of large Sèvres-style porcelain and gilt-metal vases. French, 20th century Measures: height 97cm, width 42cm, depth 30cm With covers, el...

Cranberry glass vase with lid Rich Gold Enamel Decoration all around the circular body featuring Vines Further Gilding highlights on the rim, b...

Antique hand blown ruby and transparent glass hookah base, made by the 19th Century Bohemian Glassmakers for the Persian or Ottoman market, magnificent ruby red design with impressiv...

This exceptional monumental vase in porcelain of Paris, conceived in the spirit of the Sèvres Manufactory’s productions, is quite characteristic of the Napoleon III style . The long neck of the shape is extremely rare, as well as the gilt bronzes’ richness of ornamentation. Its dimensions and its important bronze mount indicate a ceremonial piece, of supreme luxury, comparable to those the Manufactory exhibited at the World's Fairs. Evoking the aristocratic art of the Ancien Regime in many ways, this vase pays tribute to the refinements of the 18th century, and could have been commissioned to decorate the mansion of a 19th century personality. Indeed, the “Celestial blue” background, embellished with gold arabesques, is characteristic of the porcelains from the Royal Manufactory of Vincennes as early as 1753, which became the Sèvres Manufactory. It is a famous blue, difficult to obtain, which served to decorate the first service delivered to Louis XV. The lively shapes of the bronze base also evoke the art of the ornamentalists in Louis XV’s time, such as Jean-Claude Duplessis or Gouthiere, who were in charge of drawing gilt bronze mounts for China porcelain. The bronze mount of our vase is hence very close to the Duplessis’ ornementations. The two espagnolettes, with sheathed busts of women...

Large Cantonese baluster vase. Features decorated hand-painted polychrome Family Rose palette with cartouche panels of figures in a hunting scene motif with exotic animals. Made in C...

Late 19th century Gilded age style glazed porcelain flaring decorative vases mounted with gilt bronze base and cherub-form handles. Each vase ...

A Very high quality cut crystal and ormolu gilt bronze, France, by Baccarat, 19th century. Scroll handles featuring classic heads at the bottom. Dimensions: Height: 12 1/4" Diameter...

This antique vase is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period style. The vase is composed of brass with a vibrant cob...

Large, French, St Louis Crystal ribbed glass vase decorated with a fine gold enamelled Convolvulus flower. The top with fine gilded feathering. The base of the vase with a gilded rin...

A Large & Important French 19th C. Louis XVI Style Sevres Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Jardiniere. This magnificent piece is of a baluster form wi...

Pair of 19th Century Neoclassica gilded bronze urns from Italy. A pair of amphora shaped vases in mercury gilded and polished bronze. Very small cen...

A stunning and exceptional late Georgian floral painted porcelain bottle vase made by Derby and dating from around 1820. The large vase stands on a narrow round foot with slightly re...

Dominick & Haff vermeil (gilt-sterling silver) vase from 1898 in pattern number 326A, with a richly adorned body showcasing elaborate, slightly raised, scroll-like motifs. It comes w...

Our very large (33 1/2 inch tall) and elegant gilt-decorated glass vase on stand dates from the third quarter of the 19th century. Attributed by ...

Bring a touch of vintage charm to your living space by bringing home this remarkable pair of opaline glass vases! These translucent drop-sh...

Rare overlaid glass jug. Ruby glass with milky white opaline overlay. Decorated with colourful enamel, featuring flowers birds snd gilding highlights....