Creamware Finger or Quintal Vase
Located in Downingtown, PA
Creamware finger or quintal Vase, 19th century, The English pottery creamware finger or quintal vases The five-fingered flower vase has a molded design of branches and flowers is...
Creamware
Decorated Pearlware Quintal Vase
Located in Shakespeare, ON
This vase is marked on the bottom with the initials ‘M.W.’ Each of the five openings is finished in blue at the top and the entire vase is decorated with a pattern of blue and orange...
Pottery
Collection Of 28 Pieces, English Yellow Glazed Earthenware
Located in Clear Spring, MD
28 unusual and rare forms...quintal vase, pipe rack, coffeepot, miniatures and toys, etc.
Luster
Pair of Early English Lustre Pottery Quintal Vases
By Sewell & Donkin
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of lustre pottery quintal vases made circa 1820 by Sewell & Donkin.
Earthenware
Antique Pearlware Pottery Five Finger Tulipiere Vase
Located in Katonah, NY
This form is also known as a tulipiere or quintal vase.
Earthenware
A Pair of Creamware 5 Finger Tulip Vases
Located in Katonah, NY
It is also known as a tulipiere flower horn or quintal vase. For an image see "Creamware and Other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House Leeds" pg 138.
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H 7.5 in W 8.5 in L 7.5 in
English Creamware Finger Vase or Quintel Flower Horn, Early 19th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
English creamware finger vase or Quintel flower horn Early 19th century, Designed to hold flowers, the English pottery creamware finger or quintal vases The five-fingered flower ...
Creamware, Pottery
18th-Century Creamware Flower Finger Vase with Green Molded Leaves
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th-Century creamware flower finger vases with green details, Circa 1785-1800 The creamware flower vase, known as a finger or quintal vase, has five different flower containers ...
Creamware, Pottery
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H 9.5 in W 8.5 in D 3.125 in
Antique Blue and White Quintal Flower Vase, Delft, Holland, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
The quintal vase (meaning it has five "fingers”) is designed to display flowers in a fanned arrangement.
Earthenware, Delft, Faience
Pair of French Faience Tulip Vases, Prob. Luneville, 19th Century
By Luneville
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Pair of French Faience quintals, the Rococo flattened vase form with three spouts and twin handles, painted in color with a flower group within feathered borders.
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.