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Large 19th C. Chinese Celadon-Ground Slip-Decorated Vase W/ Foo Dog Handles
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Quite Large 19th Century Chinese Celadon-Ground slip-decorated vase with Foo Dog Handles. The piece is of baluster form and decorated throughout the body in white slip with incised details of butterflies, lotus blossoms, prunus and other various vegetation, all against a celadon ground. The sides are decorated with foo dog handles and the body has a few foo dogs resting...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Satsuma Kyotoware Monkey Vase
Located in New York, NY
Japanese satsuma Kyotoware monkey vase. Antique Japanese satsuma monkey vase beautifully modeled with raised monkey porcelain figures. Signed. Satsuma-Kyot...
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French 19th Century Jacob Petit Porcelain Green-Ground Pot-Pourri Vases
By Jacob Petit
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of French 19th Century Jacob Petit Porcelain Green-Ground Pot-Pourri Vases and Covers, Marked 'JP' on Bottom of Each. Each is of square form with a fantastic green ground. The covered vases are decorated with elaborate panels of village scenes, one either side of each vase, and also floral scenes independently to them. The vases are complete with pierced gilded relief frieze...
Category
Antique 1850s French Rococo Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pr. French 19th C. Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Enamel & Marble Mtd. Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style Dore bronze, Champlevé Enamel, and rouge marble mounted 'Day and Night' Vases. Each vase is beautifully cast, hand-chased, and hand-chiseled with meticulous detail. On each of the vases are relief images of arabesque woman each representing night and day in draped clothing...
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Bronze
Pair Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Striated Multi-Colored Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Striated Blown, Yellow, and Clear Vases. Each is beautifully blow, and hand-cut into these marvelous vases which are superb i...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Cut Glass
Massive Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Phoenix, Magnolia, Lotus and Chrysanthemums
Located in New York, NY
A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperia...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pr French Chinoiserie Silvered & Dore Bronze Mounted Honey Alabaster Vases/Lamps
By Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous Pair of 19th Century Antique French Chinoiserie Silvered and Dore Bronze Mounted Honey Alabaster Vases Turned to Lamps, in the style of Edouard Lievre. Each is beautifull...
Category
Antique 1890s French Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Fine Pair Antique French Jacob Petit, Chinosseri Decorated, Two Handled Cov
By Jacob Petit
Located in New York, NY
A Very unusual and fine pair of antique vases by French Jacob Petit. Chinosseri decorated, with covers and delicately crafted handles. Each vase ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Vases with Dancing Figures of Angles
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and unique pair of 19th century old Paris porcelain vases with hand-painted dancing figures of Angles. Each vase is beautifully hand-painted in pink and white ground wit...
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Double Handle Vase w/ Lovers and Floral Panels after Watteau
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Gorgeous and large Meissen double handle vase with Watteau lovers panel and flower panel scenes. The panels are completed after the works by Jean-Antoine Watteau, the most famous F...
Category
Antique 1890s German Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Important Pair of Enamel Hand-Painted White Opaline Vases Signed by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary pair of Ormolu-Mounted enamel hand-painted white opaline vases/planters/jardinieres with gorgeous floral decorations most probably for the Paris Exposition Universel...
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pr. Louis XVI French Dore Bz. Mntd Carrara Marble Potpourri's, Att. Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted maiden mask handel potpourri's, attributed to Henry Dasson. Each is made of the finest quality of white ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Figural Dore Bronze Mntd. Alabaster Trumpet Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Pair of French 19th Century Figural Dore Bronze Mounted Alabaster Trumpet Vases. Each Egyptian alabaster vase is beautifully hand-carved and hand-polished with the finest stone workmanship. The vases are mounted on incredible quality dore bronze mounts which are of Henry Dasson quality. The upper rim is mounted with a hand-chased and hand-chiseled dore bronze mount with a beaded and semi-circular acanthus leaf decoration. Each Egyptian alabaster vase body terminates to three dore bronze winged putti...
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Fantastic Pair 19th C. French Baccarat Ruby Red Crystal Vases W Scalloped Rims
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Rare Pair of 19th Century French Baccarat Ruby Red Crystal Vases of Magnificent Quality. Each is beautifully hand-carved and detailed wit...
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vases with Dragon Handles
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari vases with Dragon handles, Japanese Porcelain Studio Marks on Underside. Each is beautifully ...
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pr. Louis Art Nouveau Dore Bronze Mounted Verde Antico Marble Vases A. Marionnet
By Albert Marionnet
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of French Art Nouveau Dore bronze mounted Verde Antico marble vases, signed A. Marionnet. Of ovoid form with beautifully hand-carved Verde Antico marble body. The bro...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic, rare, and antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form vase, 17th/18th century, Kangxi Period. This cloisonne vase is extremely rare to find in this quality, condition, age,...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Crystal Vases Attb to Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental Pair of 19th century French Dore bronze mounted hand-diamond cut crystal vases with rams heads attributted to Baccarat. Each vase...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pr. 19th Century Famille Rose Baluster Form Covered Vases, Henry Ford Collection
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous pair of Chinese 19th century Famille rose, Tobacco Leaf Style, Baluster Form covered vases, from the Collection of Henry Ford. Each vase is beautifully hand-enameled with ...
Category
Antique 1850s Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Royal Vienna Porcelain Double Panel Vase w/ Raised 24K Gilt Decoration
By Royal Vienna Porcelain, Wagner
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional 19th century Royal Vienna porcelain vase with two panels and raised 24K gilt decoration, signed Wagner, marked in underglaze blue with Beehive mark on bottom. This is ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Dore Bronze Mounted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and quite beautiful pair of Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted Chinese Famille Rose porcelain, sgraffito ground covered vases or por pourries. Each is exceptionally hand ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Louis XVI Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Pr. 19th Century Antique Bohemian White Over Clear Crystal Maiden Portrait Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Bohemian white over clear crystal maiden portrait vases with hand-painted gilt décor. Each is beautifully hand-painted with gorgeous maidens lo...
Category
Antique 1870s Czech Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Crystal
19th Century French Pair of Baccarat Enameled Opaline Vases with Hunting Scenes
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Large Pair of French 19th Century Baccarat Enameled Opalescent Vases. Each vase is of baluster form, with enameled paintings of large hunting scenes...
Category
Antique 1870s French Vases
Materials
Crystal
Pr. 19th Century Russian Cobalt Blue & Gold Ground Swan Handle Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic quality pair of Russian Empire cobalt blue and gold ground swan handle porcelain vases. Each piece is of Amphora form with a gorgeous 24K gold matted, burnished, and shiny front and backside decoration. The front panels consist of a young girl and a young boy, where the young girl is seen holding food on her head with a water pale in her hand walking through the town, while the boy is seen holding a basket of fruit up and walking it back home. The reverse of each of the vases is also elaborately decorated with one of the scenes being a comfy home with a beautiful woody landscape with a deer running through the backyard, while the other vase has a gorgeous landscape scene with a man riding a horse in the background. On either side of the vases are two-tone matte and burnished 24K gold swan form handles. Underneath the handles are 24K gold hand-painted decorations over a cobalt blue ground. The body runs down a waisted gold neck onto a rounded base which sits on a square gold plinth...
Category
Antique 1810s Russian Empire Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair French 19th C. Blue & 2-Tone Gold Ground Porcelain Vases w/ Gold Handles
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of French 19th Century Empire Blue and Two-Tone Gold Ground Porcelain vases with White Medallion Gold Handles. Each piece is beautifully hand-painted with gorgeous l...
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Early 19th Century Russian Hand-Carved Spinach Green Jade Vases
By Imperial Russia
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Pair of Russian 19th Century Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Spinach Green Jade vases, Attributed to the Imperial Russian Lapidary, with m...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Vases
Materials
Jade
Fine Pair of Antique Russian Amethyst Cut Crystal Vases in Dore Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of Antique Russian of Amethyst cut crystal vases in doré bronze mounts. As so often happens, the artisans of the 19th century turned t...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Pair of Antique Roman Neoclassical Campagna Shaped Black Scagliola Vases or Urns
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of large antique 19th century Roman neoclassical Campagna shaped black Scagliola vases or urns. Seated on a square base, the rim and body of each vase has a meticulously ...
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Scagliola
Pr. 19c Mintons Porcelain "Louis XVI Sevres Style" Blue Nouveau Ground Vases
By Minton, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic and beautiful pair of antique 19th century mintons English porcelain Louis XVI style Sevres style blue nouveau ground hand-painted and hand-tooled-gilt, oval-shaped cover...
Category
Antique 1850s English Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century French Baccarat White Opaline Crystal Vases Mounted as Lamps
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Monumental Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Baccarat White Opaline Crystal Baluster Form Flower Decorated Vases Mounted as Lamps. Each of these crystal lamp...
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Pair of French 19th Century Old Paris Porcelain Swan Handle Vases, Marked
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of French 19th century Empire Period Old Paris Porcelain swan handle vases. Each is beautifully hand-painted with a light blue colored ground and further adorned with 24K...
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pr. French Louis XVI Sevres Style Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Dore Bronze Mnt. Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of large antique French Louis XVI Sevres style cobalt blue porcelain and dore bronze mounted vases with wreaths, flowers, and ribb...
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Bronze
Royal Pair of Sèvres Porcelain '1867 Paris Exhibition' Vases and Covers
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of ormolu-mounted Se`vres Porcelain Bleu Celeste '1867 Exhibition' vases and covers (‘Vase Paris de Milieu Garnis’), ‘l’Abreuvoir’ and ‘Le Retour’ De Champs’
1860, one ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Napoleanic Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Covered Vases/Pot Pourries
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A pair of highly important and rare antique French Napoleonic gilt bronze mounted, cobalt blue, double handled, Royal Napoleonic Sèvres style porcela...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare/Fine 19th C. Bohemian Triple Overlay Crystal Jeweled and Covered Decanter
Located in New York, NY
A Fine, Rare, and Highly Important 19th Century Bohemian Blue-Over-White-Over-Clear Triple Overlay Crystal Jeweled and Covered Imperial Decanter. The decanter is crafted from clear g...
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Antique 19th Century Czech Islamic Vases
Materials
Crystal
Pair of 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases with French Doré Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
An incredible pair of Louis XVI style 18th century Chinese porcelain vases with 19th century French doré bronze mounts. The porcel...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Louis XV Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Large Theodore Deck Earthenware Bottle Form Vase in the Islamic/Iznik Taste
By Theodore Deck
Located in New York, NY
A large and impressive Theodore Deck Earthenware bottle form vase in the Islamic/Iznik Taste, Impressed "TD" 1870 on the bottom. The narrow circular neck is decorated with dark blue,...
Category
Antique 1870s French Islamic Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pr Faux Swedish Porphyry Ceramic Covered Vases w/ Sea Creatures Design in Relief
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large and extremely decorative Chinese export faux Swedish Porphyry ceramic covered vases with various sea creature designs in high relief. These are truly a gorgeous pair ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Louis XVI Russian Ormolu Mounted Agate Vase with Dore Bronze Swan Handles
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent Louis XVI Style Russian ormolu-mounted covered agate vase or Urn with finely hand-chiseled and Cast doré Bronze Swan Handles. This marvellous baluster form covered vase...
Category
Antique 1830s Russian Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Pair of Baccarat Acid-Cameo Double-Overlay Blue-Cased White Opaline Glass Vases
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous & rare pair of baccarat acid-cameo double overlay blue-cased white opaline glass vases circa 1860-1870. Each vase decorated on the front and ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Glass
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Celadon Crackle Vases with Dolphin Handles
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of Baluster form Louis XVI style Ormolu-mounted Chinese Celadon crackle vases with dolphin handles. The porcelain was made in Chi...
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Mintons Coral Ground Floral Motif Moon Flasks with Gilding
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Louis XVI style 19th century English Mintons Coral ground floral painted moon flasks with 24k hand-painted decoration. Exceptional in q...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Louis XVI North European Neoclassical Ormolu and Marble Potpourris
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Louis XVI Northern European neoclassical ormolu mounted marble potpourris. The body of each is hand-carved from a very fine quality peach-ish-colored marble. Each side is flanked with exceptionally cast, hand-chassed, and hand-chiseled dore bronze lions head masks. The marble bodies rest on acanthus leaf dore bronze mounts which are attached to a dore bronze waisting socle, further resting on a square plinth. The rounded socle is finished with leaflet designs and a ridged base. The tops are fitted with gorgeous open-work filigree potpourris with dore bronze vine...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Unusual Pair of Large Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose 1000 Butterfly Vases
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of large Chinese export canton famille rose thousand butterfly porcelain vases. The vase has a very unusual shape and was most pro...
Category
Antique 1840s Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Neoclassical, Empire Period, Berlin-KPM Gold Ground Campana Vase
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally rare and quite exquisite antique Neoclassical Berlin (KPM) manufactory gold ground Campana shaped two handled vase. The continuous pattern...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Rouge Marble Covered Vases, Signed Maison Boudet
Located in New York, NY
An elaborate pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu mounted rouge marble covered vases, signed MAISON BOUDET. Each of baluster form, mounted ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Pair of Royal Vienna Porcelain Iridescent Pink Vases with Neoclassical Scenes
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI Style Royal Vienna Porcelain Iridescent pink vases with neoclassical scenes. Of rounded form these covered vases are spectacular. Each has a particul...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Baccarat Double Overlay Blue Over White Opaline Vases w/ 24k Gold Decor
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of 19th Century Louis XVI style Baccarat double overlay blue over clear white opaline vases with 24k hand-painted gold decoration. Each ...
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Crystal
Monumental Pr Moser jeweled Ruby-Red Overlay Two-Piece 24k Gold, Enameled Vases
By Moser Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of antique 19th century Moser ruby-red overlay two-piece jeweled and 24-karat two toned, burnished and matte gold vases. Each of these vas...
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Antique 1890s Czech Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Glass
Pair of Augustus Rex Meissen Porcelain Pink Ground Hunting Scene Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Augustus Rex Meissen Porcelain pink ground hunting scene covered vases. Each is beautifully hand painted with scenes of hunters, hun...
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Antique 1870s German Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pr. Russian Dore Bronze Mtd. Hand-Diamond Cut Amethyst Crystal Swan Handle Vases
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of Russian Louis XVI style doré bronze mounted hand-diamond cut amethyst crystal double swan handle vases. The doré bronze swan handles are beautifully matted and burnished finished with hand-chiseled and hand-chased details to the neck, wings, and body. The waisted doré bronze neck and base are finished in two-tone matted and burnished doré bronze and are further hand-chiseled and hand-chased. The amethyst crystal is hand-diamond cut with prismatic lattice patterns as well as feathered decorations in the midsection of the vase. The Amethyst Crystal vases are attributed to the Imperial Russian...
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Antique 1850s Russian Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Thomas Webb & Sons Double Overlaid White Over Yellow Etched & Acid Washed Vase
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New York, NY
An incredible quality Thomas Webb & Sons cameo double overlaid white over yellow etched and acid washed vase. This particular vase is of a yellow ground with white overlaid flowers, ...
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Antique 1890s English Rococo Vases
Materials
Glass
Pair of First-Empire Period 2-Handled Porcelain Vases with Westall Venus Scenes
By Porcelaine de Paris, Richard Westall
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and rare pair of French Paris Porcelain First-Empire Period Winged Sphynx-form double- handled porcelain vases with mythological scenes of Venus and Cupids after Richar...
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Empire Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Roman Porphyry, Grand Tour Period Hand-Carved Lidded Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very fine pair of antique roman porphyry, Grand Tour period hand carved lidded vases. These are a fabulous and quite decorative pair of porphyry lidde...
Category
Antique 1830s Italian Grand Tour Vases
Materials
Porphyry
Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important pair of Museum Quality Louis XV Period 18th century Meissen Porcelain filigree openwork vases with a medially of flowers and vined leaves. This is truly an excepti...
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Antique 1750s German Louis XV Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Multicolored Lacquered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and unusual pair of antique 19th century Japanese porcelain poly-chrome lacquered vases. Each is beautifully designed with...
Category
Antique 1870s Japanese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Caddies with Floral and Bamboo Motifs
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of antique Chinese hexagonal form hand painted Porcelain tea caddies with floral and bamboo motifs. Each is beautifully hand painted on porcelain with a rich brown ground and golden tan flowers. They are of hexagonal form with beautifully hand painted peonies...
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Neoclassical Pair of Patinated and Dore Bronze Empire Covered Urns
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous and rare neoclassical pair of patinated and doré bronze Empire period covered urns with doré bronze cupid masks and foliage scroll doré bronze handles. Each is beautifully...
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Egyptian Midcentury/Art Deco Style Honey Alabaster Marble Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and quite decorative pair of midcentury/Art Deco style Egyptian honey alabaster marble covered vases. Each is beautifully hand carved with gorgeous white, honey-yellow, a...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Vases
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of French Paris Porcelain Blue and White Chinoiserie Style Open-Work Vases
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of French Paris porcelain blue and white chinoiserie style open-work vases. Each is beautifully hand painted with tiffany blue chinoiserie figures of a boy and girl in a field...
Category
Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Vases
Materials
Porcelain