Omar Ramsden Vases and Vessels

Antique Arts & Crafts art pottery vase by Weller Pottery features pink and white floral design on graduated sea foam green to blue ground, artist and maker signed as photographed, ci...

Antique sterling silver cup with gold wash inside, from the Soviet Union in early 20th Century with original J6 875 sterling stamp Height: ...

Antique "arts & crafts" pottery vase by Rookwood Pottery Co., circa early 1900s. Wonderful matte green colors and a great vintage patina make this hard to find vase a wonderful decor...

Hallmarked in London in 1773 by Charles Wright, this striking, antique George III, sterling silver cup and cover, features reed detailed loop handles and applied acanthus decoration. The cup bears an original engraved coat of arms for John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset...

Antique "arts & crafts" pottery vase by Van Briggle Pottery Company., circa 1940s. Wonderful aqua color and a great vintage patina make this hard to find vase! It is in very good vin...

A fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver presentation cup by Jason Hobbs. This presentation cup has a Campania form onto a knopped pedestal to a circular spr...

A beautiful Arts & Crafts period sterling silver on bronze large vase with floral design By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Sterling silver inlay on patinated bronze...

This antique biscuit barrel or covered jar was made by the well known English silversmith James Deakin & Sons in approximately 1920 and done in...

A beautiful Arts & Crafts period sterling silver on bronze vase with floral design By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5"W x 5"D x 9"H. Good original vinta...

Large antique Awaji pottery Arts and Crafts vase in well balanced form with five cranes, three on the front, and two more on the reverse, circa 1920. The white cranes stand out in co...

Antique Arts & Crafts art pottery vase by Weller Pottery features pink and white floral design on graduated sea foam green to blue ground, artist and maker signed as photographed, ci...

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