19th Century Superior Quality Japanese Bronze Vase with Grape Vine Handles
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century superior quality Japanese bronze vase with grape vine handles. Beautifully shaped Edo period (first half of the 19th century) vase with complimenting delicate handles in...
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Grape Vine Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Bronze Grape Vine Vase with intricate raised design.
Large Meiji Period Bronze Twin Handled Urn with Decoration
Located in Redding, CT
Large Meiji period bronze twin handled urn with decoration. Decoration consists of raised birds, branches with cherry blossoms and a dragon. Nice patina to this gorgeous vase that ca...
Bronze
19th Century Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Japanese bronze vase of classic form with a lovely rich patina. The vase has been drilled for wiring as a lamp. It will make a fine lamp or the hole can be plugged and u...
Bronze
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Bronze Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
Very nice antique Chinese bronze vase decorated with a carved low relief idealized frieze with Chinese traditional forks art of Kin Lin symbols and two dragon handles. Very beautiful...
Bronze
Japanese Shakudo Bronze Vase Meiji Period
Located in Kastrup, DK
apanese Shakudo bronze vase, Art Nouveau. From Nogawa workshop, seal marked at the bottom approx. 1890. With pheasant on branch and flowers, inlaid with silver enamel and 24 cara...
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Japanese Bronze Usubata Ikebana Vase with Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
An antique Japanese Meiji period bronze usubata ikebana vase with gold inlay, crafted in two sections. Signed on the bottom. Excellent condition. Japan, late 19th-early 20th century
Bronze
$8,500
H 14 in W 18 in D 18 in
A fine 19th century Japanese Meiji period bronze planter with beautiful relief
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine large 19th century Japanese Meiji period large bronze planter with beautiful relief details
Bronze
$146Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
Japanese bronze vase decorated with Kintaro riding Carp Koi - Meiji - 19th Japan
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty Japanese Meiji bronze vase representing a naked boy, like a cherub, very muscular on a Koi carp in the middle of crashing waves. The bronze work is very beautiful, the mo...
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Period Large Bronze Vessel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful Japanese Bronze vase from the Meiji period we believe. Early 20th Century. Nice scale and form. It is slightly over 24 inches tall. Crisp casting and nice detail. The b...
Bronze
Massive Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very large Meiji period bronze vase, possibly for temple use, with high relief design and elephant head handles, late 19th century, Japan. Of baluster form and unusual size, yet ...
Bronze
Antique Japanese Relief Sculptural Bronze Floral Vase
Located in Norton, MA
A beautiful antique Japanese relief sculptural bronze floral vase. The tri-legs feel loosening but they are still very stable, with no evidence of like breaking apart.
Bronze
$1,221Sale Price|30% Off
H 11.82 in Dm 6.7 in
Antique Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase circa 1910 Art Nouveau
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique fine quality Japanese Meiji period bronze vase C1910 Art Nouveau. Decorated with grapes and vines. Would look amazing in the right location. The very best colour and patin...
Bronze
Japanese Edo Period Bronze Vase of Mimikuchi Flying Handle Form
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare Edo period bronze vase with Mimikuchi flying handles, with quartered pear shaped body with spiral to the front and back, supported on a flared base.Amazing Patina, color.
Bronze
Large Japanese Bronze Vase Jardinière, Meiji Period
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large Japanese bronze vase in the form of a large treasure sack tied at the neck with a tassled cord and cast in relief with scattered cash, scrolls, musical instruments and Buddhi...
Bronze
Meiji Period High Quality Japanese Bronze Vase by Yoshida Zo
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS and EXTREMELY RARE Meiji Period High Quality Japanese Bronze Vase by Yoshida Zo. Made in Kyoto, Japan circa 1885, by the famous bronze sculptor, Yoshida Zo. I...
Brass, Bronze
$582Sale Price|25% Off
H 18.51 in W 13.78 in D 5.91 in
Meji Bronze Amphora Vase, Japan, Late 19th Century, Floral Design
Located in Roma, IT
This Meji bronze amphora is a superb bronze vase decorated with the depiction of flowers and frogs and on the sides a phoenix. A Japanese vase of the Meji period (1868-1912). In e...
Bronze
Extremely Unusual Fine Large Edo Period Japanese Bronze vase
Located in Pasadena, CA
Extremely unusual Fine Japanese Bronze vase from the Edo period. This monumental beautifully formed large Japanese flower vase features stylized bat head handles and a rich patina of...
Bronze
Large Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Flower Model by Asprey
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in London, GB
A large precious stone and silver-gilt flower model by Asprey. English, 20th century. Measures: 47cm high x 14cm wide x 12 cm depth. Crafted in fine Faberge style, this piece is...
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$518,826 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
$24,500
H 7.5 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
Thomas Webb & Son Two-Handled Cameo Amphora Vase by Thomas Woodall
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.