Set of 5 Large Vintage Venetian Glass Apothecary Jars with Lids and Fruit Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare vintage cobalt blue venetian glass apothecary jars. Set of 5. Each jar has a lid with glass fruit or flower as handle. Perfect for vanity or bathroom storage. Very good conditio...
Blown Glass
Rare Danish L. Hjorth Large Lidded Jar Oxblood Red Glaze Man & Dog Motif ca 1930
By Axel Salto, Jais Nielsen, Gertrud Kudielka, Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare and large lidded jar from the Danish ceramic studio L. Hjorth. Most likely made ca 1930s. The jar features stylized figurines in ornamental movements and reminds of a mytholog...
Ceramic
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Meissen Style Porcelain Napoleon lll Bowl Vase Centerpiece
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilt bronze mounted and hand painted porcelain large bowl vase with lid. The hand painted continuous scene shows a town celebration with some peasants dancing & playing som...
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th century Japanese Imari lidded vase, depicting classical floral scenes set in panels and a shishi dog mounted on the lid.
Porcelain
Large antique Victorian quality cut glass lidded vase
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large antique Victorian quality cut glass lidded vase having a quality cut glass detailed lidded vase with a shaped cut glass lid above a circular cut glass vase supported but a squa...
Glass
Antique Meissen Jugendstil Porcelain Covered Urn or Vase with Pansies & Violets
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed German porcelain lidded urn or large vase. By Meissen. Decorated with applied and raised ribbons, laurels, and geometric patterns throughout.
Porcelain
$6,240Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Blue & White Chinese Large Lidded Temple Jar Vase Antiques Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Blue & White Chinese Large Lidded Temple Jar Vase Antiques Los Angeles.
Ceramic, Paint
Fine and Rare Pair of Large Rose Medallion Lidded Vases, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality large pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion or Cantonese lidded vases, each with female figures as finials and handles to the sides.
Porcelain
$5,652Sale Price|15% Off
Japanese Contemporary Red Yellow Blue Porcelain Box by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
It is highly decorative and many kinrande works, such as large lidded vases, still decorate museums and castles around the world.
Porcelain
Great Large Pair 19C Japanese Vase Zoshuntei Sanpo Lidded Jars Bird Flowers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice pieces with underglaze blue scene of butterflies and flowers in a landscape scene. Both with a six character mark in underglaze blue Condition Overall Condition Both...
Porcelain
$45,648Sale Price|20% Off
Pair of Exceptional Alabaster Lorenzo Bartolini Urns
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of large alabaster lidded vases in the manner of Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850).
Alabaster
Japanese Contemporary Blue Three-Piece Porcelain Lidded Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Graceful Japanese contemporary very large three-piece decorative porcelain lidded vase, extremely intricately hand painted in underglaze cobalt blue on an auspicious double-gourd bod...
Porcelain
Large Chinese Early 20th Century Sang De Boeuf Vase on Rosewood Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Simple in form but dramatically highlighted by the fine even glaze color this large vase rests on a fine old rosewood base and is further complemented by a very nice rosewood finial ...
Porcelain
For thousands of years, vases and vessels have had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world. In Ancient Greece, ceramic vessels were used for transporting water and dry goods, holding bouquets of flowers, for storage and more. Outside of utilitarian use, in cities such as Athens, vases were a medium for artistic expression — pottery was a canvas for artists to illustrate their cultures’ unique people, beliefs and more. And pottery skills were handed down from fathers to sons.
Every antique and vintage vase and vessel, from decorative Italian urns to French 19th-century Louis XVI–style lidded vases, carries with it a rich, layered story.
On 1stDibs, there is a vast array of vases and vessels in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. Our collection features vessels made from delicate materials such as ceramic and glass as well as durable materials like rustproof metals and stone.
A contemporary vase can help introduce an air of elegance to your minimalist space while an antique Chinese jar would make a luxurious addition to an Asian-inspired interior. Alternatively, if you’re looking for a statement piece, consider an Art Deco vase crafted by Italian architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti.
Vases and vessels — be they handmade pots, handblown glass wine bottles or otherwise — are versatile, practical decorative objects, and no matter your particular design preferences, furniture style or color scheme, they can add beauty and warmth to any home. Find yours on 1stDibs today.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
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The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
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