Earthy Brown and Cream Ceramic Vase with Energetic Dripping Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
From this earth-toned ground, energetic drippings of a lighter hue cascade upwards, their creamy color matching the vase's elegant neck. This dynamic contrast of colors creates a vis...
Ceramic
Pair of Very Large French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
A central female figure, clothed in a flowing garment surrounded by winged putti is painted on the front of both vases. To the reverse, further romantic scenes are painted portra...
Ormolu
Pair of Diminutive Chinese Porcelain Fencai Vases
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vibrant famille rose colors depict a scholar and his attendant offering him a peach with a pine tree and waterfall in the background. Each vase has Chinese script on the back, probab...
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 13.78 in Dm 7.88 in
Stravedamento, Murano Glass Waterfall and Palissandro Marble Raw Signature
Located in Giussano, MB
Stravedamento - "Wonder" - in Venetian dialect. When La Laguna meets The Mountain Premise - The Stravedamento Almost always the mist, caused by the humidity and smog of th...
Marble
Central Waterfall of the Museum of Anthropology Mexico City
By Pedro Ramirez Vazquez
Located in Mexico City, MX
Made by Pedro Ramirez and designed by Chavez Morado.
Glass
Murano Glass Lattimo Filigrana Waterfall Bowl by Ercole Barovier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Lattimo Filigrana Waterfall Bowl/Vase by Ercole Barovier (likely) This is an unusual piece that we are told by collectors is by Ercole Barovier.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Faux Bamboo Lucite and Brass Console by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Shown with the following also currently available in our shop: Pair of Vladimir Kagan Nautilus Chairs Kelly Wearstler Marble Vase Directional Waterfall Ottomans Lightolier Lamp by Ge...
Brass
Studio Art Raku Pottery Teal Incised Waterfall Footed Vase
Located in Sacramento, CA
Late 20th century studio art Raku pottery teal incised waterfall footed vase, signed by the artist. The rectangular vase has a deep teal-colored glaze with a white raku crackle glaze...
Pottery
Sold
H 17.72 in W 11.42 in D 9.85 in
Early 1900s Elegant French Painted Copper and Brass Waterfall Jug
Located in Stockport, GB
Early 1900s elegant French water jug. Made from copper with a brass handle it has previously been painted with black paint and floral motifs. The paint is worn in places and the copp...
Brass, Copper
Pair of Antique Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Vases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of fine antique Chinese porcelain vases In the Rose Medallion style. With 4 gilt handles around the neck in the form of foo dogs and lizards. The mouth/rim of the vase is f...
Porcelain
$3,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 26.5 in Dm 13 in
Monumental Pair Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Vases 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of Monumental antique Chinese late Qing dynasty period Famille Rose Porcelain vases. The vases of baluster form with applied handles modeled as dragons, each vase is ver...
Porcelain
Pair of Large Canton Style Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Canton style famille rose Chinese porcelain vases. Qing Dynasty, late 19th century Measures: height 65cm, diameter 25cm Crafted from porcelain and executed in the ...
Porcelain
$74,500 / set
H 41 in W 16 in D 14 in
Massive Pair of Fine Antique French Ormolu-Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A massive pair of fine antique French ormolu-mounted Sèvres style porcelain covered vases. Each of baluster form, the cover with foliate finial and laurel band, the body finely paint...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century 'Sevres' porcelain hand-painted classical vases, depicting romantic scenes to the panels, set in a dark blue background with gilded decoration and...
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century French Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century French Sevres style porcelain vases, each with classical gilded ormolu mask handles to either side, cobalt blue ground with gilded decoration...
Porcelain
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases are truly a product of exceptionally skilled artisans! Thrown on a larger scale, the graceful form of each porcelain urn is centuries if not ...
Porcelain
Set of two 19th Century Chinese porcelain vases
Located in London, GB
Set of two 19th Century Chinese porcelain vases Chinese, 19th Century Height 57cm, diameter 32cm The vases feature bodies of cylindrical form with retracted bases and stepped retrac...
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Hand-Painted Chinese Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Hand-Painted Chinese Vases are stunning works of art, rendered on fine Kaolin clay and illustrative of the mastery of the art attained by master artisans with hundr...
Porcelain
Pair French Louis XV Sevres Style Porcelain Vases with Covers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) porcelain vases with covers in the Louis XV Sevres style, with gilt bronze mounts and well-painted scenes of courting lovers and landscapes on a c...
Bronze
Pair of antique Japanese porcelain vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Japanese porcelain vases Japanese, early 20th Century Height 86.5cm, diameter 36cm The beautiful Imari porcelain vases in this pair are superb demonstrations of Japa...
Porcelain
$8,480Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 23 in W 9 in D 9 in
Pair 20th C. of Guangxu period Chinese Porcelain Vases Decorative Object CA LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair of Guangxu period, early 20th century (1900-1910), Chinese Porcelain Vases Decorative Object CA LA. Very beautiful and detailed pair of Chinese Porcelain vases circa early 19th ...
Porcelain, Paint
Ceramic Floor Vase with Brown Glaze
Located in Lejre, DK
Large floor vase made in ceramic with a brown glaze. The vase has a simple design and large size, making it suitable as a floor vase for a living room, hallway or showroom. The brown...
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Republic Period Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of hand-painted and glazed porcelain bottle shaped vases with figures.
Porcelain, Paint
Pair of Large Canton Style Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Canton style Chinese porcelain vases Chinese, early 20th century Measures: Height 123cm, diameter 42cm These large and impressive Chinese famille jaune porcelain v...
Porcelain
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases will make a colorful addition to your decor. Using several shades of green combined with blue and a brick red, a scene of entertaining at the ...
Porcelain
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette
By George Smith
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental bespoke mohair velvet tufted sectional banquette sofa custom designed by George Smith, London UK. The grand "ottoman sofa" was commissioned by Samantha Todhunter Design fo...
Mohair, Hardwood
$128,345 / set
H 59.45 in W 46.07 in D 4.73 in
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
Mirror, Giltwood
Mario Bellini Modular Sofa by C&B 1970
By Mario Bellini
Located in Cascina, Pisa
The Camaleonda sofa is one of the most iconic creations by Mario Bellini, designed in 1970 for the company B&B Italia. This sofa exemplifies how design can be functional, modular, an...
Fabric, Wood
$15,000
H 13.19 in W 6.7 in D 5.52 in
Magnificent Large Vanadinite Table top, Decorative Sculpture object
Located in London, GB
An exceptional large specimen of vanadinite from Morocco, covered entirely with brilliant, deep red crystals of varying sizes. The crystals are densely packed together, forming a con...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Quartz
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted FooDog Ginger Jar
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Antique Chinese Famille-Rose porcelain Ginger Jar was 100% hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Famille-Rose Porcelain. It has beautiful hand painted foo dog...
Porcelain
$6,116Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 98.43 in D 37.41 in
"Pietra" Curved Couch Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric 2.5
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
From Italian: Stone The designer Marta Manente is of Italian descent, her great-grandparents migrated from Italy over 100 years ago and lived in the region of Bento Gonçalves – Brazi...
Bouclé
$95,000
H 68.9 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
Antique German 15th- 16th Century Infantry Armour with Bascinet, Sword & Halberd
Located in Doha, QA
This extraordinary and remarkably well-preserved ensemble represents a complete set of late medieval German infantry armour, dating from the 15th to early 16th century. Forged entire...
Steel
Egyptian Limestone Stele Fragment, 19th Dynasty, Deir el-Medina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A dazzling and dynamic composition, this brightly illustrated limestone stele fragment is dedicated to 'Penbuy,' a noted craftsman working in the Valley of the Kings and part of the ...
Limestone
Louis XV Style Carved Gilt 3-Fold Screen with Embroidered Silk Panels
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19th Century) carved gilt 3 fold screen with blue silk embroidered panels and cornucopia design.
Gold Leaf
$286,412Sale Price|20% Off
H 113 in W 92 in
C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
By Henri d'Ainecy Montpezat
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 ...
Oil
$343,011
H 30.51 in W 34.65 in D 20.47 in
1750 Venezia Italy Wooden Green Lacquered Commode with Fantasy Birds and Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an extraordinary Venetian wooden lacquered commode with polychrome flowers and fantasy birds on a green background. The top is lacquered to imitate the marble. The two draw...
Wood, Lacquer
$45,163
H 107.49 in W 194.1 in D 74.81 in
Neo-Gothic Oak Pulpit, Hand-Carved with Monsters, Belgium, 1880
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pulpit in oak with double flight of stairs richly carved with monsters.
Oak
$55,300Sale Price|30% Off
H 47.5 in W 70 in D 3.25 in
Poujol, Biblis changée en source (Byblis Transformed into a Spring), 1898
Located in Tarzana, CA
Poujol, Biblis changée en source (Byblis Transformed into a Spring), 1898 Artist: Poujol Nationality: French Date: 1898 Medium: Oil on canvas Signature: Signed and dated lower left...
Canvas
$120,000
H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in
Big Vase, Sign: Muller frères Lunèville, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, liberty
By Muller Frères
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Art Glass
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Porcelain
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.