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English Cameo Glass Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely English peach cameo glass vase decorated with a leafy vine motif. Excellent condition.
Circa 1880
Measures: 5" diameter x 9" high.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Vases
Materials
Glass
Amber Glass Cornucopia Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
This large, tulip-form amber glass cornucopia vase is covered in an elegant acid-etched floral motif. Terminating in a bronze hand and resting upon a m...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rosso Antico Marble and Gilt Bronze Potpourri Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite pair of rosso antico marble and gilt bronze potpourri vases epitomize opulent artistry. A popular material for sculpture in ancient ...
Category
Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Marble, Stone, Bronze
Moser Pink Glass Pillow Vase
By Moser Glassworks
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pink opalescent glass distinguishes this elegant Moser pillow vase. An intricately executed sculptural hawk glides amongst golden clouds, while gilt rigare...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Bohemian Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Mt. Washington Glass Cologne Bottle
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredibly rare and extraordinarily beautiful cologne bottle from Mt. Washington Glass Works features a dense yellow foliate motif overlaid above r...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Other Bottles
Materials
Art Glass
Elkington & Co. Garniture Set
By W. Albert Willms, Elkington & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary enameled silverplate and crystal dish set by Elkington & Co. exemplifies one of the company's earliest and most celebrated ventures into champlevé enamel work. Ins...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Garniture
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Sèvres Palace Porcelain Urns
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
These bronze-mounted Sèvres porcelain urns are monumental in both size and quality and feature the renowned manufactory’s signature deep cobalt blue glaz...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Wedgwood Green Dip Tricolor Snake Handled Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tricolor jasperware was one of Wedgwood’s most celebrated innovations, and this exquisitely rare vase is an extraordinary example of this wondrous ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Cameo Glass Vases by Webb
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exquisitely handcrafted to mimic the subtle luxury of ivory, these cameo glass vases by Thomas Webb & Sons are a remarkable rarity. Webb first developed its celebrated ivory glass in the early 1880s, an era of remarkable inventiveness for the famed glass company. Designed to emulate the Japanese and Chinese ivory carvings...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Vases
Materials
Glass
Georgian Blue John and Silver Urn
By Sir William Chambers
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important George III blue John urn is attributed to famed Swedish architect Sir William Chambers. The solid piece is carved entirely from rare Blue...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Stone, Marble
Flora Danica Lidded Ginger Jar by Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Royal Copenhagen, this lidded ginger jar features one of the most prestigious porcelain patterns ever produced — the coveted Flora Danica pattern. The jar is rarity in the...
Category
20th Century Danish Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Albatross Cameo Glass Perfume by Thomas Webb & Sons
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally rare cameo glass perfume bottle by Thomas Webb & Sons takes the form of an albatross. The upper layer of opal glass is expertly carved t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Bottles
Materials
Glass
Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Fluorspar Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
These Napoleon III French urns exemplify the elaborate revival styles that dominated the Second Empire. The baluster-form fluorspar vases are adorned b...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Stone, Ormolu
Silver Gilt Portland Vase by Elkington & Co.
By Elkington & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent silver-gilt Portland vase was crafted by the pioneering silversmithing firm of Elkington & Co. The iconic classical scenes are chased up...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
French Porcelain Potpourri Pots
By Jacob Petit
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pairs of adorable children adorn these charming potpourri pots attributed to famed French porcelain maker Jacob Petit, one of the finest porcelain artis...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Cameo Glass Vase by Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exceptional in both size and artistry, this cameo art glass vase is the work of the famed Art Nouveau master Émile Gallé, one of the most highly regarded names in French glassmaking....
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Venetian Marbled Glass Scent Bottle
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted of Venetian glass, this exceptional perfume bottle displays an elaborate, marbled pattern of reds, yellows, blues and golds.
Late 19th century
Measures: 3/4" wide x 3/4...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Other Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Blue John Closed Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful ornamental urn is carved of rare Blue John Derbyshire spar, taken from the now-extinct Blue John Cavern in Derbyshire, England. Crafted in a classically-inspired shape, this closed urn evokes the elegance of the Georgian period. Since the Roman era, Blue John was used to create fine decorative wares. This intriguing stone demands a great deal of skill in its handling and was the material most favored by silversmith Matthew Boulton, especially for the creation of his stoneware vases. A soft and brittle stone, it responds very quickly to heat, and must be carefully dried in order to retain its original color. This urn is wonderful example of Blue John artistry,
circa 1810
Measures: 11 5/8" high
Discovered by the Romans over 2,000 years ago, Blue John stone...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Urns
Materials
Stone
Art Nouveau Perfume Flacon
Located in New Orleans, LA
The elegance of rare silver overlay distinguishes this Art Nouveau glass flask. The flowing, graceful motif allows sections of the clear glass, and the co...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Bottles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Interlocking Circles Vase by Camille Fauré
By Camille Fauré
Located in New Orleans, LA
This geometric vase by French decorative artist Camille Fauré is given its striking luminous quality by the firm's signature enameling technique. Richly colored enamels were applied to a copper form covered with silver leaf in layers of varying thickness. These layers range from almost translucent to opaque, letting the silver and copper shine through across the vase's surface to dramatic effect. A Fauré hallmark, this process sets these imaginative vases apart and heralded a revolution in the decorative arts.
One of the most celebrated enamellers of the Art Deco era, the workshop of Camille Fauré shifted not only the Popular style of enamels in the traditional city of Limoges, but also the methods of creating these pieces. After apprenticing for several years, Fauré established his own workshop in Limoges at the turn of the century, where he helped to usher in a New Era of decorative enamels. He exhibited at the 1925 International Exhibition in Paris that famously gave name to the emerging Art...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Copper
Tricolor Jasperware Barber Bottles by Wedgwood
By Wedgewood
Located in New Orleans, LA
The classical elegance of Wedgwood is showcased in this rare pair of tricolor jasperware barber bottles. Tricolor jasperware is a rarity from the f...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Bottles
Materials
Pottery
Jade Hanging Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare Chinese hanging vase, carved of fine moss-in-snow jade, boasts a host of dragons, the most potent symbols of good fortune in China. Its intricat...
Category
20th Century Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Birmingham Silver and Cut Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in New Orleans, LA
The lid and entire top half of this English cut glass perfume bottle is covered in sterling silver crafted with an intricate repoussé and cha...
Category
Early 20th Century English Other Bottles
Materials
Sterling Silver
Queen Mary Homage Vase
By T. Goode & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable limited edition etched glass vase pays homage to Queen Mary of Teck, queen consort of Great Britain from 1910-1937. She reigned with her husband, King George V, through a period of great change for the country and served as a dedicated advisor to George through his ill health, the First World War and the political changes that arose as a result. Her intellect, calm demeanor and dedication to her husband and country made her popular with the public, and after her death, the ocean liners RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Mary 2...
Category
20th Century English Other Vases
Materials
Glass
Sunburst Vase by Camille Fauré
By Camille Fauré
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorated in bold lines and sunburst patterns, this Art Deco vase by Camille Fauré is crafted in the firm's signature style using colored enamel over a c...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Copper
King George V Remembrance Vase
By T. Goode & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This limited edition, twin-handled "Remembrance" vase commemorates the life and 26-year reign of King George V. Created after the King's death in 1936 by...
Category
20th Century English Other Vases
Materials
Glass
Limoges Enamel Vases
By Limoges
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gorgeous pair of Limoges enamel vases featuring romantic scenes of 18th century lovers in vividly colored dress. It is especially rare to find pairs o...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Other Vases
Materials
Enamel
Wedgwood Black Basalt Two-Handled Urn
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
A remarkable example of Josiah Wedgwood's legendary ceramic art, the importance and rarity of this urn vase simply cannot be overstated. Black basalt refers to the fine-grained stoneware developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1760s that was inspired by the hard, natural stone known as Egyptian basalt...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Wedgwood Tricolor Diceware Bough Pots
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Wedgwood, this pair of tricolor bough pots features a graphic design in the famed English porcelain firm’s highly desirable and rare diceware motif. Sage green quatrefoil stars against white porcelain squares alternate with brilliant blue squares in a checkered pattern, lending this piece a complex woven aesthetic. Tricolor jasperware...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Cameo Glass Perfume Bottle by Thomas Webb & Sons
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare cameo glass perfume bottle is the work of the inimitable British glassmakers Thomas Webb & Sons. Entirely handcrafted, the piece is a testament t...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bottles
Materials
Glass
Copper Swirl Enamel Vase by Camille Fauré
By Camille Fauré
Located in New Orleans, LA
Graceful swirls of copper- and white-hued enamel encase this Art Deco-period vase by the Limoges-based Camille Fauré. It was crafted using Fauré's signature ra...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Copper
Enamel Swan Vase by Camille Fauré and Alexandre Marty
By Camille Fauré
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of graceful swans adorn the form of this vibrant vase by the great Camille Fauré. The French enamel artist is best known for his highly sculptural creations that layer enamel atop a copper base form. The result is a luminosity and brilliance of color that set them apart from other decorative vases of the period. He created the present example in collaboration with the artist Alexandre Marty...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Copper
Wedgwood Tri-Colored Jasper Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare Wedgwood tri-colored jasper vase exemplifies that renowned firm’s classical artistry. Crafted of jasper, perhaps the greatest of Josiah Wedgwood’s porcelain innovations, in the shape of an ancient Greek calyx krater...
Category
Early 20th Century English Classical Greek Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian Parcel-Gilt Vase by D & C Houle
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Victorian parcel-gilt silver vase by Daniel and Charles Houle depicts scenes from the Greek fable the Judgment of Paris, in which Trojan youth Paris chooses Aphrodite as the fairest goddess resulting in a tragic consequence, the Trojan War. Appropriately crafted in the shape of a Greek Amphora, this vase’s intricately engraved figures Stand out against the soft gold background, while Classical Greek accents, such as a large anthemion and Greek key and rolling wave border...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vases
Materials
Silver
Agate and Silver Tazzas by Jules Wiese
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stunning pair of silver and agate tazzas by prominent Parisian goldsmith and jeweler Jules Wiese exhibits a classical elegance. The warm beauty of the...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Vases
Materials
Agate, Silver
