Daum Nancy "Rain Landscape" Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Antique Early 1900s French Vases
Art Glass
Daum Nancy "Rain Landscape" Vase, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Signed Daum Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine.
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Rain Scene Vase
By Daum
Located in Miami, FL
Cameo glass pillow vase by Daum Nancy depicting a rain scene. Made in France Circa: 1910
Art Glass
Daum Nancy Cameo and Enamel Glass Vase France, Rain Scene, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
windy "rain" scene cameo mark Daum Nancy with Lorraine Cross Measures: Height 7 7/8 in, width 2 1/8 in
Daum Nancy French Art Nouveau “Rain” Vase
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau cameo glass “Rain” vase by Daum, featuring a detailed landscape of trees
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Located in London, GB
This red coral specimen, with flowing lines and organic form, is a beautiful example of how the work of nature can be, and has been, celebrated as art. The coral has been mounted on ...
Coral
English Porcelain Tulip Vase, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
English porcelain tulip vase, circa 1840.
Porcelain
$10,202Sale Price|30% Off
H 70.87 in W 52.76 in D 29.14 in
Vintage 1980s Playmatic Pinball Trailer, Folk Art Design, 134x74 cm
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Recreational machine model pinball trailer playmatic.
Iron
Italian Venetian Grotto Carved Seashell Rocker
By Pauly & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Silver Leaf
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewe...
Mahogany
$20,899
H 45.28 in Dm 43.31 in
Belle Époque Style French Ormolu and Pink Porcelain Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique French chandelier is crafted in the elegant Belle Époque style. The chandelier features a delicate pink porcelain body, which is offset by the surrounding gold...
Bronze
Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Located in London, GB
This charming antique silver musical box features a singing bird, which appears from an opening oval. The musical box is exquisitely crafted in the shape of a miniature grand piano, ...
Silver
Pair of Rustic Black Forest Walnut Bear Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) walnut side chairs with floral carving and bear figure on back with faux wood carved seat and legs (1 having music box seat)
Walnut
Old Sheffield Silver Plate Venison Dish with Cover
Located in New Orleans, LA
This grand venison meat dish is masterfully crafted of fine Old Sheffield silver plate. A product of Regency ingenuity, this dish is crafted with the utmost intricacy in a manner one...
Sheffield Plate
Fine Pair of Wedgwood Base Georgian Storm Lights
By Wedgwood
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine pair of wedgwood drums with mythological scenes mounted with gilt lacquered bases supporting glass storm shades.
Brass
Continental Horn and Oak Gun Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19th Century) horn and oak gun cabinet with deer carved pediment.
Oak, Horn, Glass
Pair of 19th C. Anglo-Irish Cut Crystal Mantle Vases W/ Square Bases
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a an early 19th c. pair of hand blown crystal vases with a combination of complex elements of decoration. They are composed of one piece of glass to look like the vases are r...
Crystal
Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally rare and important precision chronometer, or deck watch, was crafted by the famed Vacheron Constantin. One of the most accurate instruments ever created for measur...
Mahogany
$46,155 / set
H 31.5 in W 866.15 in D 29.53 in
Joseph-André Motte, Set of Modular Seats for Lyon Satolas Airport, 1976
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in Paris, FR
Set of modular seats in fiberglass and polyester lacquered in three colors, created in 1975 by Joseph-André Motte for Lyon-Satolas airport. There are at least 65 items, they were pl...
Fiberglass, Polyester, Lacquer
$26,800 / set
H 14 in W 14 in D 10 in
Pair of French Napoleanic Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Covered Vases/Pot Pourries
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A pair of highly important and rare antique French Napoleonic gilt bronze mounted, cobalt blue, double handled, Royal Napoleonic Sèvres style porcelain covered vases/ pot pourries of...
Bronze, Ormolu
$19,500
H 2 in W 11.75 in D 5.25 in
French "Crabe" Pâte de Verre Vide Poche by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé
By Henri Bergé and Amalric Walter
Located in New York, NY
This French "Crabe," or "Crab," pâte de verre vide-poche glass dish by Amalric Walter and Henri Bergé, is an elongated green and blueish dish, with murky, swirling hues, mimicking th...
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass
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.
The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.
Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.
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.
On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.