Antique Old Paris Porcelain Figural Spill Vase, Mother and Child, circa 1880

An antique French Old Paris figural vase offers porcelain construction with hand painted floral elements and gilt highlights throughout, flanking shield form handles with Classical m...

An antique French Old Paris portrait vase offers footed porcelain construction with reserve having hand painted genre scene with children on pink ground, gilt highlights throughout, ...

An antique French Old Paris vase offers porcelain footed construction with hand painted blue floral reserve on blue ground with gilt highlights throughout, 19th century Measures- ...

An antique German floor vase by Heinrich offers porcelain construction with hand painted floral elements and gilt highlights throughout, maker mark on base as photographed, c1900 Me...

An antique German vase by Royal Bonn offers hand painted Classical genre scene with women dancing in a courtyard, maker mark on base as photographe...

An antique pair of German vases offer porcelain footed construction with scroll form lip over hand painted scenic reserves, gilt highlights throughout, maker stamped inside base as p...

A fine antique French porcelain vase. With extensive gilding and painted floral decoration to each side. Simply a great piece of Ol...

A fine pair of antique porcelain flower vases. In the style of Jacob Petit. Each with a large central vase surrounded by 4 smaller, int...

I want to offer you this fabulous Old Paris porcelain vase. This vase is hand painted on both of its sides with different beautiful paintings. One side has a detailed painting of a s...

A fine pair of antique French porcelain vases. In the style of Jacob Petit. Each with extensive gilt decoration and painted floral ...

This is a set of three little spill vases made by an unknown Staffordshire maker in circa 1820, which was the Regency era. Two of the vases are cobalt blue, one is salmon, and all three have beautiful gilding and hand painted flowers. Spill vases were used for match sticks to kindle the fire. Match sticks in 1820 weren't what they are today: they were short hand-cut sticks of wood and came in bundles. Everyone had a "spill vase" on the mantle piece or on a little side table next to the fire, so that the fire could be kindled at any moment. In the early 19th century there were at some point 300 potteries in Staffordshire, and artists would move from pottery to pottery, attracted by competitive wages. Unless items are clearly marked, it is often difficult to identify them and I have not been able to clearly identify these three spill vases as everyone made them. The two cobalt blue vases are clearly from the same maker; the salmon colored one is slightly shorter and different in shape, but basically the same. All have nicely shaped rims and three charming lion's claws as feet. There is beautiful gilding and stunning hand painted flowers in the reserves. Condition report: All vases have some wear; one of the cobalt blue vases had a foot broken and restuck (this is stable and not very visible when in position) and the salmon vase...

A lovely pair of bulbous-shaped Continental porcelain vases and covers. the central parts hand-decorated with cartouches of Eastern-style courting and flower scenes, the necks sporti...