Antique Face Vase

Open winged bat motifs appear on front and back of the neck. The rear face of the vase depicts a panel of stylized elongated stems of poppies beneath which is the signature of the ar...

Both parts of the body are painted with bands of gilt anthemia and classical motifs. The center face of the vase is finely-painted with fanciful birds in a swampy landscape - the moo...

Impressive Kyoto Satsuma vase with flat faces painted after Japanese woodblock prints, one side with figures in the rain, the other with a samurai warrior on horseback on a moonlit n...

Handles attact to the vase with classical faces.

The expertly painted floral arrangements are placed in a pure white background on both faces of each vase, and also on the lids, and bordered by gilding and a beautiful apple-green ...

A unusual ceramic face vase, Caltagirone, Sicily. Late 19th century.

The stoneware vase stands on a round pedestal foot, the body hand modelled with four smiling profile grotesque faces.

A rare double faced Sicilian porcelain terra cotta bust vase with a Moor wearing a turban and 18th century jacket opposed by a mustachioed turk, also wearing a turban.

Many French designers circa 1900 were influenced by the writers and artists of the symbolist Movement. On this vase the women’s faces are used to symbolize the seasons of the year an...

Pair of Provencal Polychrome Ceramic Vases with Grotest Faces Handle and High Bar Relief Decoration.

Japanese Satsuma Lidded Koro Artist Signed With Dragons and faces very detailed Meiji Era Vessel with amazing signature on the bottom in red.

Pair of Napoleonic Paris Porcelain Campana Form Vases with Mask Face Handles Stock Number: DA102

A highly crafted and unusual pair of specimen wood and marquetry vases. Each face is finely inlaid with variants in paterae.

This Japanese damascene dragon vase, pair, made circa 1920-1930 with 24-karat gold inlay features a far eastern dragon wrapping around the face of the vase.

Antique (late 19th century) French patinated bronze vase from the Art Nouveau period, depicting a nude female clinging to the side of a vase with a face blowing the wind, apparently ...

The twin handles are mounted onto the vases with Classical faces to either side. The vases stand on square plinths decorated with a gold ground.

Much more than a pretty face, or a pretty vase, this is a sublime piece of art, and Dammouse makes clear the influence of Braquemond and others by employing this Symbolist style.

Pair of early 19th century French empire gilt and patinated bronze amphora vases in the manner of Claude Galle (1758-1815): Standing on a rectangular pedestal and a high round foot ...

This late 19th century French copper footed bucket featured bronze faces on each side of its iron handle. An incised floral motif borders the bucket under its rolled rim. Ideal as a ...

The subject painted on the main face also frequently appears on vases specially designed to accompany the deceased in his last home: while moving with a rapid step, a young Eros play...

2 vintage cast iron vase holders, liberty with faces and flowers, 1900, Italy, size 55 x 62 cm, thickness measures 20 cm.

Meissen most remarkable item: Pâte-Sur-Pâte vase, decorated with two Panels showing female face in profile view.

Pair of small oval vases in porcelain from the Empire period. The main face of each vase is decorated with a large cartouche, outlined in gold, painted with a scene of people out for...

Circa 1900, Georges Charles Coudray, France. This Art Nouveau vase, with its faces peering out from a profusion of hair, witnesses the more pensive side of the Belle Époque.

Nice detail, movement and color. The qilins face opposite directions on each vase so the two are always matching.

This 19th-century altar coffer displays many traditional elements of Chinese cabinetry, such as its overhung, floating panel top flanked by curving spandrels or its painted doors sec...

Beautiful pre-Columbian Chimu vessel. Terracotta, a.d. 1100-1400, Peru. One very minor chip under rim of vessel opening. Otherwise outstanding condition.

Beautiful antique Peruvian face vessel. Chimu Inca, c.1500 Terracotta, measures h. 8 in., w. 4 7/8 inches. No repair or conservation.

Sculpted in Italy, circa 1920, the vases feature four Classic faces and four mythological griffins.

Beautiful handmade anthropomorphic terracotta or red clay six faces pottery vase. Pre Columbian terracotta vase surrounded by perpetual faces.

Two very Antique Italian gray stone vases, hand carved with faces on the 4 sides and torch column, for outdoor use, are very beautiful in the entrances or parks of luxurious villas.

Neoclassical pair of carved alabaster and gilt bronze painted urns with mask face handles on square form bases.

French Art Nouveau lidded jar in gilded metal with woman's face and base of leaves, circa 1890. In very good condition. Measures: 19 x 17 cm. Indistinctly signed.

Terracotta girl face jardinière, signed L. Escaler. Barcelona, circa 1900. Art Nouveau period. Lambert Escaler (1874-1957).

The dark glaze of the figures drips down the face of the vase, creating a lovely, complex design that is highly sophisticated.

Satsuma Imperial Vase "A Thousand Faces" Meiji Period A Japanese collectible vase, hand painted decorated with intricate designs and figures, with a classic shape and painted with va...

Antique Pair Japanese Meiji Satsuma 1000 Faces Porcelain Vases Circa 1900 Measures - 6"h x 2.75"diam

With this astonishing vase, Edmond Lachenal clearly expressed the passion for Japanese aesthetics and culture that swept Europe at the fin de siecle. The modest form and spontaneous ...

Large-scale, polychrome Chinese ceramic vase hand-painted in the "One Thousand Faces" motif of Asian figures, dragons, pagodas and flowers.

Martin Brothers Vase decorated in relief with Grotesque Fish and Jelly Fish

Intricate sterling overlay of a peacock in full plumage commands the face of this cylinder vase. Original two-tone patina.

Truly beautiful pair of white porcelain vases from the Empire period .The main face of each vase is decorated by gorgeous hand-painted seascapes representing sailboats on the ocean a...

Nowadays, the Nornen Series is the most desired collection that Amphora has ever released, and has achieved maximum prices by international collectors and enthusiasts. The vase dep...

Hand painted gold details including Jesus and Marie boldly painted across the face front. The vase sits atop square gold trimmed base.

Pair of French Empire porcelain medici vases. The main face of each vase is decorated by gorgeous romantic scenes, the other side with landscapes.

This party is generally held in spring which explains the image of the cherry tree branch, symbol of the spring, on the face A of the vase. Besides, this dance is a mythological refe...

Rectangular formed lid, face decorated with marquetry vase of flowers. Sides have original iron carrying handles.

Very fine face and hands, beautiful colors. In his oak frame with its original gilding.

Note how the flowers in the vases face each other in one photo, as does the feather motif in the other.

The piece is in fine condition with good attention to detail such as the cherubs over the clock face and the floral and vase feature at the base.

1920s identical pair of cobalt based moriage "many faces" vases. Exceptional artisan detail. Hand-painted with raised "moriage" detail and heavy gold embellishment.

Hand painted gold details including Jesus and Marie boldly painted across the face fronts. The vases sit atop square gold trimmed bases.

Royal Crown Derby vase, the globular form with tall narrow neck, twin handles formed as 'Japanesque' heads with the hair forming handles (!)

Late 19th century silver plated pair of handcrafted decorative vases / urns with exterior design details and removable water holder receptacle. Each vase / piece is in great conditio...

Pair of Japanese-style roll-shaped vases, made in “cloisonné” enamel and gilded bronze. The cylindrical body is decorated with polychrom floral branches, flowers and butterflies on a...