$4,500Sale Price|40% Off
Pair of French Porcelain Art Nouveau Portrait Urns, Gilt Bronze Mounted C. 1900
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional pair of portrait vases of two beautiful women; one has blonde Hair and the other dark hair.
Porcelain
$6,500 / set
Elegant Pair of Sevres Porcelain Portrait Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Sevres style fond rose / pink urns with with openwork a gilt brass band of stylized flowers mounted to rim, body is hand painted courting figures to one side and landscape ...
Bronze
pair of ruby red bohemian glass portrait vases
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Pair of Bohemian Style Gilt-Decorated Opaque White and Ruby Glass Portrait Vases An ornate pair of ruby red bohemian glass portrait vases with white enamel, gold painted o...
Glass
$11,640 / set
Pair of French Glass Vases Painted with Portraits
Located in London, GB
Pair of French glass vases painted with portraits French, late 19th century Measures: Height 54cm, diameter 15cm Opaline glass, or opaque glass, often tinted with a hint of colo...
Opaline Glass
Dramatic Pair of Very Large Portrait Motif Majolica Lidded Vases
By Orazio Fontana
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of dramatic large and elegant Italian portrait motif lidded vases in the manner of Orazio Fontana.
Majolica
Fine Pair of Elaborate Viennese Silvered Enamel Portrait Vases
Located in New York, NY
Each with baluster form decorated with a classical profile. Silvered enamel, Austria. Origin: Austrian Date: 19th century Size: 9 3/4 in. x 3 1/4 in.
Enamel
Matched Pair of Late 19th-century Porcelain Vases with Portraits of Young Women
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a stunning pair of European antique porcelain portrait vases, likely dating to the late Victorian or Art Nouveau era (circa 1890–1910).
Porcelain, Paint
A Pair of 19th C. Paris Porcelain Gilt and Portrait Painted Vases
By Old Paris
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th C. Paris Porcelain Gilt and Portrait Painted Vases.
Porcelain
$7,200Sale Price|40% Off
Rare Pair of French Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Limoges Enamel Portrait Vases
By Émile Gallé
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare pair of Sevres style cobalt blue porcelain and Limoges enamel portrait vases.
Enamel
A Pair of 19th Century Pink Ground Paris Porcelain Vases, With Portraits
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Important Pair of 19th Century Pink Ground Paris Porcelain Vases. The pair of Paris porcelain campana vases bear gilt crowned initials, indicating a connecti...
Porcelain
c.1846 Pair of Josef Strnact Portrait Vases, Green Ground & Gilt, Bohemia, 10.2
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Elegant pair of antique porcelain vases produced in Bohemia by Josef Strnact (JS Austria), dated circa 1846.
Ceramic
Pair of French Porcelain Green and Salmon Ground Portrait Vases, circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
With fine gilding and gilt swan handles. The portraits with beautifully detailed portraits.
Porcelain
Important Pair of Darte Frere early 19th C. French Empire Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Paris Darte Freres Porcelain Portrait Vases with Gold-Ground Acanthus Scroll Form Handles and etched gold back C. 1810 This set consists of two Baluster form vases with hand...
Gold
Pair of Monumental Italian Majolica Portrait Busts, Early 20th Century
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A commanding and decoratively rich pair of hand-modeled and hand-painted majolica portrait busts depicting a male and female figure in period costume, each resting on a turned socle ...
Majolica, Terracotta
Exquisite Pair of Bohemian Style Gilt-Decorated Opaque White and Ruby Glass Port
Located in New York, NY
An ornate pair of ruby red bohemian glass portrait vases with white enamel, gold painted ornament and lithograph printed portraits.
Enamel
Lare Pair of 19th Century Antique Victorian Opaline Portrait Vases
Located in Rostock, MV
A pair of 19th Century Victorian milky white opaline glass vases with gilding highlights and hand-painted portraits The vases feature high-quality royal portraits of two young gir...
Opaline Glass
19th Century Pair of Portrait Vases
Located in High Point, NC
19th-C. Pair of French porcelain vases with lovely hand painted portraits of a peasant man and woman carrying baskets.
Porcelain
Pair Hand-Painted Vases with Portraits of Roman Figures France Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of portrait vases with Roman figures was made in early 19th-century France.
Porcelain
Pair of Bohemian Green Glass Portrait Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and very fine quality 19th century Bohemian green glass portrait vases with gilt decorations.
Blown Glass
Pair of French Portrait Decorated Green Glass Vases, circa 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French portrait decorated green glass vases.
Glass
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H 16 in W 9 in D 9 in
Pair of Neoclassical Porcelain Vases with Painted Portrait and Floral Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Neoclassical Porcelain Vases with Painted Portrait and Floral Decoration Previously made into lamps with hole on bottom of base Stock Number: DA132
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H 13.39 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Pair of Bohemian Opaline Flashed Gilded Crystal Portrait Vases, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning pair of late 19th century Bohemian opaline flashed and gilded crystal portrait vases.
Crystal
Pair of Blue Opaline Glass Tall Vases with Applied Cameo Glass Portraits
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Blue Opaline Glass Tall Vases with Applied Cameo Glass Portraits Stock Number: G35
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H 13.25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique Paîr of Old Paris Porcelain Hand Painted & Gilt Portrait Vases C1880
By Old Paris
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pair of French Old Paris Porcelain Hand Painted & Gilt Footed Portrait Vases with Women in Hats, C1880 Measures- 13.25''H x 6.5''W x 6.5''D
Porcelain, Paint
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H 16 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair of Red Viennese Glass Portrait Vases on Stand with Floral Painted Decor
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Red Cranburry Viennese Glass Portrait Vases on Stand with Floral Painted Decor Stock Number: G21
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H 15 in W 12.5 in D 4 in
Rare Pair of Emile Galle Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Limoges Enamel Portrait Vases
By Émile Gallé
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare pair of Emile Galle cobalt blue porcelain and Limoges enamel portrait vases.
Enamel
Pair Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Portrait Vases After Max Nonnenbruch
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional large antique porcelain portrait vases from Royal Vienna featuring extensive gilt decorations and the finely painted portrait of a lovely female after the origina...
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Old Paris Porcelain Portrait Urns C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Old Paris Porcelain Portrait Urns Unsigned C1870 Measures - 12.25"H x 8.75"W x 8.75"D A pair of Old Paris porcelain portrait urns from around 1870. These pieces fea...
Porcelain
Pair of Large Sevres Style Celeste Blue Portrait Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of finest quality French 19th century Sevres style Celeste blue portrait urns, depicting the portraits of Louis XVI and Marry Antoinette.
Porcelain
Fine 19th Century Pair of French Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Exquisite pair of sevres style vases, portraits all around the ovoid body on each vase.
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Pair of Dutch Painted Portrait Liquor Bottles
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative pair of painted glass drinking bottles, probably originally for gin. Oil painted on the exterior, each with a fine portrait of a Dutch Nobleman along with a family bann...
Blown Glass
Pair of Ruby Red Glass Urns with Portraits, Bohemia, 19th Century
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Madrid, ES
Both pieces show remarkable similarities (both in the quality of the color of the glass and of the decoration and in the lines of the same ones) with Bohemian red glass urns, especia...
Glass
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H 13 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair of Antique Old Paris Hand Painted & Gilt Porcelain Portrait Vases c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Old Paris Hand Painted & Gilt Porcelain Portrait Vases with Women Profiles c1890 Measures - 13"h x 7"w x 7"d
Porcelain
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H 13.13 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Berlin KPM Porcelain Vienna Style Iridescent-Green Ground Portrait Vases
By K.P.M. Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Berlin porcelain Vienna style iridescent-green ground vases, 'Apfelblüthen' and 'Chrysanthemum'.
Porcelain
Pair of Royal Copenhagen "Bournonville" Vases
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pair of Royal Copenhagen "Bournonville" vases.
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H 4.5 in W 1.8 in D 2.25 in
Pair of Pink Miniature Antique Portrait Vases with Silver Overlay Decoration
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pair of tiny beautiful porcelain vases / urns each featuring a hand painted portrait in an ornate sterling silver overlay frame with floral and bird accents.
Sterling Silver
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H 17 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Large Antique Pink Enameled Glass Portrait Vases with Gilt Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique vases are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and date to approximately 1900 and done in the Victorian style.
Art Glass
Pair of Antique Bohemian Cut Green Crystal & Enameled Portrait Lusters
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique pedestal vases or lusters are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the Czech Republic and date to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian s...
Crystal
Pair of Italian Majolica Portrait Albarellos, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Decorated in the antique style on either side with large portraits officers, surrounded by scrolling foliage on a dark blue ground.
Majolica
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H 16.75 in W 9.5 in D 3.25 in
Antique French Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated Porcelain Vases, Signed, 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of French vases portrait vases offer porcelain construction with hand painted full portraits of Classical women, gilt decoration throughout, artist signed, 19th centu...
Porcelain
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H 14 in W 8 in D 5 in
Pair of Antique Old Paris Hand-Painted Porcelain Portrait Vases, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of antique Old Paris porcelain portrait vases feature reserves with hand-painted courting scenes in countryside setting, gilt decorated double handles and ruffle rims, 19th cent...
Porcelain
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H 14.5 in W 7.75 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Mid-19th Century Paris Porcelain Vases with Painted Portraits
Located in London, west Sussex
This superb pair of mid-19th century. Paris porcelain vases feature a twin handled design with an exquisitely painted set of portraits of two young maidens.
Gold Leaf
Pair of Serves Style Porcelain Vases/ Lamps, Female Portraits, 19th century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful Pair of Serves Style Porcelain Lamps, Original Condition, Newly Wired with Custom Pleated Silk Shades
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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