$60,000 / set
Pair of 19th Century Augustus Rex Covered Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of German 19th century Augustus Rex Dresden covered urns hand-painted with pastoral scene on one side, and floral on the other. Each has a ram’s head on each side of the urn. N...
Porcelain
Large Pair of Continental Meissen Style "Augustus Rex" Porcelain Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large pair of continental Meissen style "Augustus Rex" gilt and polychrome enamel decorated porcelain covered vases, late 19th century, of baluster form with medium blue ground, wi...
Porcelain
Exquisite Pair of Augustus Rex Porcelain Vases, Early 19th Century, Marked
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of early 19th century Augustus Rex black porcelain vases with hand-painted sea-scapes at the top of each, with head of bearded soldier wearing metal plumed helmet on either side...
Porcelain
Pair of Augustus Rex Meissen Porcelain Pink Ground Hunting Scene Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Augustus Rex Meissen Porcelain pink ground hunting scene covered vases.
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Pair of Important Porcelain Vases with Female Heads by Augustus Rex for Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
These vases were made by Meissen manufacture after the model by Augustus Rex (and they are signed).
Porcelain
Meissen Augustus Rex Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Houston, TX
Meissen Augustus Rex Porcelain Ginger Jar by Helena Wolfsohn of Dresden, Germany, 1880.
Porcelain
Pair of Augustus Rex Cachepots in the Rothschild Bird Pattern
Located in Toledo, OH
This pair of Augustus Rex cachepots have a different hand painted scene on each side. This pair is in the Rothschild bird pattern with birds, butterflies and insects. These cachepots...
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H 13 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Antique Pair Helena Wolfsohn Dresden Porcelain Vases Provenance, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of Helena Wolfsohn Augustus Rex club Dresden porcelain vases and covers, circa 1850 in date.
Porcelain
Pair of Late 18th Century Augustus Rex Vases
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A pair of Augustus Rex vases with very finely enameled decoration and edge gilding.
Augustus Rex Meissen Porcelain Baluster Vase
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Augustus Rex Meissen porcelain baluster vase with cover and very fine painting of courtly life and floral still life (circa 1870).
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H 1.38 in W 2.76 in D 1.97 in
Rare Meissen Black-Ground Snuff-Box with a Painting after Nicolas Lancret
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Weinheim, DE
We have found three Augustus Rex vases: a pair in the catalogue of the collection Untermyer (fig. 107 plate 70, 71) one single vase in the Collection Kocher (Dagliano 2003 no. 17) ...
Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic.
Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.
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Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.
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