Nippon Sharkskin Decorated Royal Kinjo Japan Hand Painted Porcelain Handled Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Nippon "Sharkskin" Decorated Royal Kinjo Japan Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Double Handled Tall Urn Vase.
Porcelain
Antique Royal Nippon Hand Painted Nishiki Cobalt Blue Floral Vase With Stopper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Royal Nippon Nishiki Twin Handled Hand Painted Porcelain Cobalt Blue & Gold Vase w/ Floral Design and Stopper.
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Twin Handled Signed Nippon Vases
By Royal Nippon Hinode
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Chinese Chippendale style twin handled Nippon vases. Each of these hand-painted vases have gilt gold handles, rims and bases as well as framing to separate the finely cast ...
Royal Nippon Porcelain Tankard, Green with Chrysanthemums, Japan, 1910
Located in Pueblo, CO
Large, beautiful Royal Nippon Tankard! Overall it is green with colorful chrysanthemums and gold filagree, such a rare statement piece.
Porcelain
Antique Multicolored Floral Gold Gilt 19th Century Nippon Jar
By Royal Nippon Hinode
Located in New Milford, CT
This is a beautiful example of mid 19th-century Japanese porcelain, often created for export to Western markets. Nippon porcelain, which was produced between the mid to late 19th cen...
Porcelain, Paint
Pair of Antique Royal Nippon Hand-Painted Bird and Flora Panel Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare pair of white ground with browns, greens, yellow, pinks and 22-karat gold moriage and trim detail identical five-panel double handle porcelain vases, 1920s. Each vase is signed ...
Gold
Extremely Rare Large Royal Kinran Nippon Pitcher Iris Motif
Located in Plymouth, MA
Rare example of Royal Kinran Nippon hand painted porcelain. This large pitcher is decorated with beautiful iris in muted tones. It is signed as shown in the pictures and marked on th...
Porcelain
$240Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.75 in W 9.25 in D 7.25 in
Antique Nippon Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Vase Signed C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Nippon Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Vase C1920 Measures - 13 3/4" x 9 1/4" x 7 1/4" A finely crafted antique Nippon porcelain vase from circa 1920, featuring exquisite hand...
Porcelain
20th Century Art Nouveau Majolica Vase by Gerbing & Stephan, AT ca. 1910
By Gerbing & Stephan
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, rare Art Nouveau majolica vase by the world famous manufactory of Gerbing & Stephan from the early period in Austria around 1910. The beautiful shaped grey blue color...
Ceramic, Majolica
Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Hand Painted Handled Vase by EW
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and graphic Art Nouveau vase was realized in Austria circa 1910. It features a circular base with a gourd form body that ascends into a slender undulating neck and a sc...
Porcelain, Paint
1900s Art Nouveau Hand-Crafted Ceramic Huge Italian Vase
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This monumental 1900s Art Nouveau ceramic vase stands as a breathtaking example of early 20th-century Italian decorative art, perfectly embodying the organic, fluid elegance of the S...
Ceramic
$1,212Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.6 in Dm 5.71 in
Antique Chinese Porcelain Vase, Art Nouveau Style, 1900s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large antique Chinese porcelain vase decorated with green, white and pink organic motifs with golden accents. Stylized art nouveau decorations of branches, leaves, roots and butterfl...
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Baluster Vase With Cobalt Blue Floral Decoration
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Valuabl...
Porcelain
French Ceramist, Antique Vase in Glazed Ceramics, Early 20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
French ceramist. Antique vase in glazed ceramics. Beautiful luster glaze. Early 20th century. Measures: 37.5 x 14 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
Ceramic
$325
H 5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Antique I &EC Co Japan Hand Painted Porcelain Cobalt Blue Covered Ginger Jar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique I &EC Co Japan Hand Painted Porcelain Cobalt Blue Covered Ginger Jar. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 5" H x 4.75" Diameter
Porcelain
$326Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.42 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
French Art Nouveau Vase Majolica Gustave De Bruyn 29cm
By Gustave De Bruyn
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful French Art Nouveau vase made of polychrome crackle majolica earthenware, decorated with peonies and floral motifs, numbered and marked on the bottom. Gustave De Bruyn (Leu...
Majolica
$450
H 9.25 in W 8 in D 7 in
Antique Nippon Hand Painted Floral Design Cobalt Blue Porcelain Bolted Urn Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Nippon Hand Painted Floral Design Cobalt Blue Porcelain Bolted Urn Vase with Twin Handles. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 9.25" H x 8" W x 7" D.
Porcelain
19th Century Cobalt Blue Overlay Crystal Vase with Enamel Flowers
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A magnificent 19th-century blue overlay crystal vase, finely hand-cut and richly decorated with enamel and gold. The deep cobalt blue crystal has been expertly overlaid and cut to re...
Crystal, Enamel
Royal Doulton. Art Nouveau vase with floral motifs in relief. 1930s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Doulton Art Nouveau vase, 1930s. Elegant Art Nouveau vase made in glazed stoneware with a deep blue flowing glaze and relief-decorated floral panels in soft, warm tones. The v...
Stoneware
Leonard Vienna Art Nouveau Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A tall and elegant Austrian Viennese Art Nouveau porcelain vase hand painted with floral designs by Leonard and dating from around 1905. The vase is of tall narrow round shape with a...
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Vase W Flowers
Located in Long Island City, NY
An impressive Japanese vase skillfully enameled with multicolored floral composition depicting wisteria, chrysanthemums and other flowers and a flying bird. Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. ...
Enamel
$650
H 12 in Dm 6.5 in
Rare Antique Impressionistic Hand-painted Vase Finished with Moriage Decoration
Located in Louisville, KY
Rare Antique Impressionistic Hand-painted Vase finished with Moriage Decoration A rare beauty indeed, this piece of pottery is simple in design, yet adorned with a colorful impressi...
Pottery
$700
H 15.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
19th Century French Art Nouveau Opaline Glass Vase, Hand-painted Japanese Motif
Located in Louisville, KY
This intricately painted 19th century French Art Nouveau Opaline Glass Vase is a beautiful specimen reflecting a period where impressionistic flair was incorporated into opaline glas...
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.