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Broken Vase

The Broken Vase

Maurice GreenThe Broken Vase, 1979

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H 20 in W 16 in

The Broken Vase

By Maurice Green

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This is the first presentation of the paintings of Maurice Green since his death in 1993. “The Broken Vase”, is an original oil on canvas, signed, and dated 1979, 20 x 16 inches, ...

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1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage obi textile art " Broken Vase ~ kintsugi ~" by ikasu Black Gold Japan
Vintage obi textile art " Broken Vase ~ kintsugi ~" by ikasu Black Gold Japan

Vintage obi textile art " Broken Vase ~ kintsugi ~" by ikasu Black Gold Japan

By Kimono ikasu

Located in Setagaya City, JP

<> This textile artwork uses a vintage obi dated around 1980ies, with a feather motif, and arranges it so that it looks like a vase. Antique obi, just as it is a broken vase, ...

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Vintage 1980s Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Still life with a Broken Vase, n.d. Limited edition color photograph
Still life with a Broken Vase, n.d. Limited edition color photograph

Still life with a Broken Vase, n.d. Limited edition color photograph

By Michael James O’Brien

Located in Miami Beach, FL

“So the object brings the subject to life not in its relative presence, but in its irreducible absence.” - Jean Baudrillaud, Integral Reality Michael James O’Brien draws inspiration...

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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

“Roses”, a classical still life of bold flowers beside apples and a broken vase
“Roses”, a classical still life of bold flowers beside apples and a broken vase

“Roses”, a classical still life of bold flowers beside apples and a broken vase

By David Stewart

Located in Edgartown, MA

A native of North Carolina, the United States, Stewart's first keen sense of art came through drawing classes that he attended as a child. "At this early age, I began to tap into the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary Cylindrical Ceramic Positive Vase with Engraved Detail in White
Contemporary Cylindrical Ceramic Positive Vase with Engraved Detail in White

Contemporary Cylindrical Ceramic Positive Vase with Engraved Detail in White

By Snarkitecture

Located in London, GB

A small volume is excavated from the side of the vessel, leaving an irregular textured surface that plays on the idea of a "broken" vase while contrasting with the smooth cylindrical...

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2010s English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Ceramic Signed "Jagged" Vase
Postmodern Ceramic Signed "Jagged" Vase

Postmodern Ceramic Signed "Jagged" Vase

$380Sale Price|20% Off

H 15 in W 6 in D 5 in

Postmodern Ceramic Signed "Jagged" Vase

Located in San Diego, CA

Gorgeous postmodern broken ceramic vase, circa 1970s. The piece is assembled with irregular pieces of blue and cream glazed ceramic giving it a real "jagged" look.

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20th Century American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

English Staffordshire Porcelain Large Puce Tulip Vase
English Staffordshire Porcelain Large Puce Tulip Vase

English Staffordshire Porcelain Large Puce Tulip Vase

Located in Downingtown, PA

The Staffordshire "Broken" Tulip Vase Staffordshire, England, Circa 1840 This beautiful and rare English Porcelain Tulip Vase originates from the Staffordshire factories and stands ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Glass Wearing Ceramic Vase 01 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style
Glass Wearing Ceramic Vase 01 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style

Glass Wearing Ceramic Vase 01 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style

$1,300Sale Price|35% Off

H 5.52 in Dm 4.73 in

Glass Wearing Ceramic Vase 01 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style

By Norihiko Terayama

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Antique broken ceramic vase repaired with glass. Broken chips are welded by glass.

Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Vases

Materials

Glass, Ceramic

Vintage Vase by Friedel for PGH Bürgel Mid Century Keramik, 1960s
Vintage Vase by Friedel for PGH Bürgel Mid Century Keramik, 1960s

Vintage Vase by Friedel for PGH Bürgel Mid Century Keramik, 1960s

Located in Montecalvoli, IT

The straight -line vase with broken glass fits perfectly into the Mid Century Design of the 1960s.

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20th Century Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Dystopian 1930s Floral Art Deco Painting on Canvas from Denmark
Dystopian 1930s Floral Art Deco Painting on Canvas from Denmark

Dystopian 1930s Floral Art Deco Painting on Canvas from Denmark

Located in Ebberup, DK

This is a Danish original vintage still life oil on canvas painting of a bouquet of withering flowers in a broken vase. The long, brownish leafs are hanging lifeless and the flowers ...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas

Table Top Debris II : Oil painting on canvas

Table Top Debris II : Oil painting on canvas

By Iona Fromboluti

Located in New York, NY

"Table Top Debris II" by Iona Fromboluti depicting flowers scattered on a table with a broken vase on the right. Fromboluti is a New York artist, whose works are often composed of u...

Category

1990s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

9'9"x13'7" Gray, Hand Knotted Broken Persian Erased Vase Design Wool and Silk Ru
9'9"x13'7" Gray, Hand Knotted Broken Persian Erased Vase Design Wool and Silk Ru

9'9"x13'7" Gray, Hand Knotted Broken Persian Erased Vase Design Wool and Silk Ru

Located in Carlstadt, NJ

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Sage Gray, Hand Knotted Broken Persian Erased Vase Design, Tone On Tone Wool and Silk, Oriental Rug.

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2010s Indian Modern More Carpets

Materials

Silk

10'x13'8" Silver with Blue Broken Persian Design Wool and Silk Hand Knotted Rug
10'x13'8" Silver with Blue Broken Persian Design Wool and Silk Hand Knotted Rug

10'x13'8" Silver with Blue Broken Persian Design Wool and Silk Hand Knotted Rug

Located in Carlstadt, NJ

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Silver with Blue, Broken Persian Erased Vase Design, Wool and Silk Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug.

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2010s Indian Modern Persian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Large perfume burner or Koro, by Oshima Joun
Large perfume burner or Koro, by Oshima Joun

Large perfume burner or Koro, by Oshima Joun

$6,581Sale Price|25% Off

H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in

Large perfume burner or Koro, by Oshima Joun

Located in Paris, FR

The fingers of the left hand are broken. This vase bears a signature under the base: Oshima joun and his pseudonym ichijoken.

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Antique 1870s Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Continental Mid 19th Century Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting
Continental Mid 19th Century Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting

Continental Mid 19th Century Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The painting depicts a lovely finely detailed bouquet of flowers with wonderful vibrant colors in a reeded vase with a broken rim and water dripping out. The painting is set within i...

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Antique 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Dozer 'né Jeremy Priola', Broken, Glazed Ceramic Cup, United States, 2022
Dozer 'né Jeremy Priola', Broken, Glazed Ceramic Cup, United States, 2022

Dozer 'né Jeremy Priola', Broken, Glazed Ceramic Cup, United States, 2022

By Jeremy Priola

Located in New York, NY

The artist Dozer has struggled from a young age with hearing and verbal communication—a challenge that he credits with making him a highly tactile person. Raised a self-described “la...

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2010s American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Recent Sales

Glass Vase with Broken Open Layer, Design and Execution by Bernard Heesen
Glass Vase with Broken Open Layer, Design and Execution by Bernard Heesen

Glass Vase with Broken Open Layer, Design and Execution by Bernard Heesen

By De Oude Horn, Bernard Heesen

Located in Waverveen, Utrecht

Glass vase with broken open layer, design and execution by Bernard Heesen, executed at de Oude Horn, Acquoy / the Netherlands, 1999.

Category

1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Night Blue Stoneware Vase – Gold Kintsugi and Maki-e
Night Blue Stoneware Vase – Gold Kintsugi and Maki-e

Night Blue Stoneware Vase – Gold Kintsugi and Maki-e

Located in MEAUX, FR

The two applied birds add a touch of texture, lightness, and poetry, creating a harmonious contrast with the intensity of the black. Once broken, this vase has been meticulously res...

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2010s French Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pineapple Vase for the Christian Dior House, 20th Century
Pineapple Vase for the Christian Dior House, 20th Century

Pineapple Vase for the Christian Dior House, 20th Century

By Christian Dior

Located in Charnay Les Macon, FR

Broken in 3 places. Photo attached.

Category

20th Century French Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Matte Black Ceramic Vase with 22K Gold Kintsugi and Applied Birds
Matte Black Ceramic Vase with 22K Gold Kintsugi and Applied Birds

Matte Black Ceramic Vase with 22K Gold Kintsugi and Applied Birds

Located in MEAUX, FR

The two applied birds add a touch of texture, lightness, and poetry, creating a harmonious contrast with the intensity of the black. Once broken, this vase has been meticulously res...

Category

2010s French Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Bitossi Ceramiche Vase by Aldo Londi, Limited Edition, 2016
Bitossi Ceramiche Vase by Aldo Londi, Limited Edition, 2016

Bitossi Ceramiche Vase by Aldo Londi, Limited Edition, 2016

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This piece is an orange and brown vase with broken bands in ceramics by Aldo Londi (1911-2003) for Bitossi Ceramiche, originally designed in 1962.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Samuel Alcock Vase, Wave-Edge, Cobalt Blue, Rich Gilt, Flower Reserve, ca 1825
Samuel Alcock Vase, Wave-Edge, Cobalt Blue, Rich Gilt, Flower Reserve, ca 1825

Samuel Alcock Vase, Wave-Edge, Cobalt Blue, Rich Gilt, Flower Reserve, ca 1825

By Samuel Alcock & Co.

Located in London, GB

Pattern 1038 Year: ca 1825 Size: 25cm tall (9.75”) Condition: the vase has been broken under the ball, glued back and secured with screw, otherwise perfect. it will probably not hold...

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Antique 1820s English Regency Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Studio Glass Vase Bernard Heesen, Made in Studio De Oude Horn, the Netherlands
Studio Glass Vase Bernard Heesen, Made in Studio De Oude Horn, the Netherlands

Studio Glass Vase Bernard Heesen, Made in Studio De Oude Horn, the Netherlands

By De Oude Horn, Bernard Heesen

Located in Waverveen, Utrecht

Glass vase with broken open layer, design & execution by Bernard Heesen, executed at De Oude Horn, Acquoy / the Netherlands, 1993.

Category

1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Large Broken Clay Raku Pottery Vase / Vessel Signed by Patrick Crabb
Large Broken Clay Raku Pottery Vase / Vessel Signed by Patrick Crabb

Large Broken Clay Raku Pottery Vase / Vessel Signed by Patrick Crabb

By Patrick Crabb

Located in San Diego, CA

A wonderful large broken clay raku pottery vase / vessel by Califorina artist, Patrick Crabb, circa 1990s.

Category

Late 20th Century American Vases

Materials

Pottery

Deborah Bigeleisen - Snow White, Painting 2008

Deborah Bigeleisen - Snow White, Painting 2008

By Deborah Bigeleisen

Located in Stamford, CT

To feel the power of a flower’s petal, a bowl of persimmons, a broken vase. And ultimately, to find meaning in the simplest and most beautiful of objects. - Haynes Gallery

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Dynamism 5

Dynamism 5

By Deborah Bigeleisen

Located in Stamford, CT

To feel the power of a flower’s petal, a bowl of persimmons, a broken vase. And ultimately, to find meaning in the simplest and most beautiful of objects.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Le rêve brisé
Le rêve brisé

Le rêve brisé

Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR

In this enchanting painting by Adolf Gudfast (Gotthard) Werner, entitled "The Broken Dream", a young shepherd rests melancholically beside his faithful dog, facing a broken vase from...

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1870s Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Art Nouveau Steuben Gold Aurene Glass Vase Signed New York 1910
Antique American Art Nouveau Steuben Gold Aurene Glass Vase Signed New York 1910

Antique American Art Nouveau Steuben Gold Aurene Glass Vase Signed New York 1910

By Steuben Glass

Located in Portland, OR

Carder gad experimented with colored glass for Steuben & soon perfected Gold Aurene, to rival the Iridescent glass of Tiffany. This very elegant vase having a flared neck and baluste...

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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Glass

Antique Chinese Old Carved Wood Scholars Root Object Tower Lamp, 20th century
Antique Chinese Old Carved Wood Scholars Root Object Tower Lamp, 20th century

Antique Chinese Old Carved Wood Scholars Root Object Tower Lamp, 20th century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Large and beautifully hand carved wooden Lamp Vase. It is broken in 2 and seems to have been painted or pickled.

Category

20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique Pink Oushak Carpet, Pink All-Over Field, Green and Yellow Border
Antique Pink Oushak Carpet, Pink All-Over Field, Green and Yellow Border

Antique Pink Oushak Carpet, Pink All-Over Field, Green and Yellow Border

Located in New York, NY

The pink field shows a broken version of the "Vase carpet" Classic Persian pattern (no vases present), accented in orange and cream, within an appropriate slate blue green rosette an...

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Antique Early 1900s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Full Length English Chippendale Style Mirror
Full Length English Chippendale Style Mirror

Full Length English Chippendale Style Mirror

Located in New York, NY

An English Chippendale style mirror with carved and giltwood and gesso frame. The top with broken pediment flanking central vase shaped element, having hand beveled mirrored glass.

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Antique 1850s English Wall Mirrors

Danish Neoclassical Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Danish Neoclassical Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Mirror

Danish Neoclassical Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Mirror

Located in Essex, MA

Broken arch pediment with central vase of flowers over a bas relief flanked by swags over a mirror plate with gadrooned borders , base with a wreath and swag decoration.

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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Neoclassical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Other

Like Pasta Aiww, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Like Pasta Aiww, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

Like Pasta Aiww, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

By Oleg Kateryniuk

Located in Granada Hills, CA

painting is a replica of the Han Dynasty vase broken by Ai Weiwei, but with a plate of pasta in its place.

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

German Armoire, Wardrobe, Musical Carvings, Oakwood, Louis XVI, circa 1780
German Armoire, Wardrobe, Musical Carvings, Oakwood, Louis XVI, circa 1780

German Armoire, Wardrobe, Musical Carvings, Oakwood, Louis XVI, circa 1780

Located in Greven, DE

Doors with carved musical instruments with festoon hinges suspended on fittings hinges and curved upwards. Slightly broken volute gable. Crowning urn vase decorated with flowers and...

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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Harriet Seabrough - Late 19th Century Oil, The Broken Vase
Harriet Seabrough - Late 19th Century Oil, The Broken Vase

Harriet Seabrough - Late 19th Century Oil, The Broken Vase

Located in Corsham, GB

A sorrowful late 19th-century interior scene depicting a young lady moments after dropping her vase of carefully arranged flowers. The oil was acquired as a pair with the companion p...

Category

Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Wedgwood Black Basalt Vase With Kintsugi Repair
Wedgwood Black Basalt Vase With Kintsugi Repair

Wedgwood Black Basalt Vase With Kintsugi Repair

By Wedgwood

Located in Brisbane, QLD

The pedestal style foot is marked to the underside for manufacture by Wedgwood in England and certainly references the 18th and 19th century pieces of black basalt Wedgwood made unde...

Category

Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Edo Pottery Vase 19th Century / Tsubo / Shigaraki
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Edo Pottery Vase 19th Century / Tsubo / Shigaraki

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Edo Pottery Vase 19th Century / Tsubo / Shigaraki

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

However, please note that it is not suitable for holding water. The mouth of the vase was intentionally broken to allow easy access to the tea leaves.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Fossil Barnacle Clusters
18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Fossil Barnacle Clusters

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Fossil Barnacle Clusters

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

There is still the original paint and silt left on the piece to uphold the integrity, craftmanship, and history of sculptural fragment. The Rococo vase has been preserved and tran...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood, Petrified Wood

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell and Fossil Barnacles
18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell and Fossil Barnacles

18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Chesapecten Shell and Fossil Barnacles

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

There is still the original paint and silt left on the piece to uphold the integrity, craftmanship, and history of sculptural fragment. The Rococo vase has been preserved and transf...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood, Petrified Wood

Enchanting Hand Blown Green and Gold Glass Vase from Italy ca. 1960
Enchanting Hand Blown Green and Gold Glass Vase from Italy ca. 1960

Enchanting Hand Blown Green and Gold Glass Vase from Italy ca. 1960

Located in Houston, TX

On the underside is the roughly circular pontil defined as the area where the vase was broken off of the glass blowing pipe. The pontil distinguishes that this piece was freely blown...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

SALE!  An Impressive Collection of Mercury Glass: Group # 4
SALE!  An Impressive Collection of Mercury Glass: Group # 4

SALE! An Impressive Collection of Mercury Glass: Group # 4

Located in Atlanta, GA

Image 2 (from left to right): Green Vase 10", Pale Peach Sphere Vessel 3 1/2", Cobalt Blue Ribbed Sphere Vessel 6 1/2", Red Gazing Globe on Black Base 7" overall height, Silver G...

Category

Early 20th Century Glass

Materials

Mercury Glass

Willi Hornberger Large Japanese Repair Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Willi Hornberger Large Japanese Repair Ceramic Vase, 1960s

Willi Hornberger Large Japanese Repair Ceramic Vase, 1960s

By Willi Hornberger

Located in Maastricht, NL

With this treatment, also known as the Japanese repair, a broken vase is fixed with gold lacquer. This way the repair is treated as an addition to the history of the object.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Vintage kimono textile art " Autumn branches ~ Kintsugi ~" by ikasu Brown Japan

By Kimono ikasu

Located in Setagaya City, JP

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Materials

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