Vases and Vessels

A fabulous Edwardian match striker, clear glass decorated with spun red glass creating an unusual and highly decorative example. The top is ...

Gourgeous and elegant Candelabra - Centerpiece with 4 lights in solid 800 silver. The base is round and the central stem is the seat for a glass flower holder. From the central stem there are 4 arms with a smooth round section ending with the candle holder and the wax holder...

Decorative silver and crystal bottle 1950s.

This is a nice early 20th century glass jar with a tortoise shell lid with sterling silver inlay. The jar is 10 sided with a sterling silver rim and is a unique size. Purchased by a ...

Small blue decorative crystal bottle made in Italy in 1970s with silver details.

Beautiful crystal bottle made in Italy 1950s.

Decorative Italian hand made decanter/bottle made in Italy 1950s.

Silver-plated vase, marked SABATTINI, made in Italy. Model: Cardinale.

Beautiful blue handmade decanter decorative Bottle made in Italy, 1960.

Our important parcel-gilt and patinated silver and glass-mounted vase and matching oil lamp were designed by Paul Legrand (1840-1910) and crafted by the silversmith, Charles Glachant, for Boucheron of Paris, circa 1878-1880. 21 in tall and 16.5 in wide (53.4 by 41.9 cm). 28.56 lbs, 457 oz, 14,210 g. Provenance: presented to or purchased by Jean-Baptiste Pezon (1827-1897); acquired by a European private collector, perhaps on the death of Jean-Baptiste Pezon in 1897, by descent; acquired by YM Antiques, 2017. This double walled vase has an amphora form, with body and foot with silver, gilt and patinated and stylized flowers, anthemions and sprays of cherries against an etched and matted ground pierced to reveal a gilt inner wall. The upper body is detachable via a slip-lock, and mounted on both sides with arched panels formed of hexagonal beveled glass tiles. One glass panel applied with bacchic infants taunting a rearing goat and the other side with infants feeding grapes to a lioness under a looming bust of a satyr. The patinated and gilt upswung loop bifurcated handles are mounted with fully modeled figures of Pan bearing a syrinx and thyrsus and a draped maenad playing two flutes, both above roaring lion heads, the rim inset with a slip-lock detachable gilt bowl etched with masks of various representations of Bacchus spaced by ribbons and trophies and with scrolling fruiting vines. The base of interior with detachable base metal drip pan to accommodate the removable oil lamp designed to illuminate the glass tiles from within. The lamp is raised on four hoof feet, the upturned ends cast underneath with masks and with detachable cover mounted with two infant satyrs and flanked by gilt loop handles. The bacchic themed design featuring cartouches depicting infants taunting a goat and lion, plus prominent lion masks at the handles, certainly appealed to Boucheron's customer, Jean-Baptiste Pezon (1827-1897), who is believed to have commissioned the piece. Pezon was the celebrated lion tamer and headliner of the Grande Menagerie whose profession brought him great fame and fortune in Paris. Born a shepherd boy in Lozere, he is said to have left his home at the age of seventeen in the company of a wolf he had captured and trained years earlier. He headed to Paris and by the age of twenty-one purchased his first lion who he named Brutus. The animal is said to have inspired the Lion of Belfort, the monumental red standstone sculpture by Frederic Bartholdi erected in Belfort in 1880. Toulouse-Lautrec was among his admirers and friends, visiting Pezon's Great Lozerian Menagerie to sketch animals. A large bronze sculpture of Pezon atop a female lion adorns the Pezon family tomb in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, as seen in our image here. The vase and detachable bowl are marked on the underside with the silversmith's mark of Charles Glachant. The underside and upper rim of the lower body is engraved "Fic Boucheron Paris". The lamp is marked on underside and flange of cover for Glachant. Boucheron archives indicate the vase was inspired by the amphora vases created by the Greek potter, Nikosthenes, 550-510 BC. The Nikosthenic amphora vases are a form of Attic vase recognized for their angular amphora form with broad flat handles. Potted of bright orange-red clay, they were decorated with plant and animal motifs within distinct friezes, with the most significant defining feature being the black figure painting, often highlighted with white accents. In this vase Legrand re-imagines the striking contrast of the black figures against a warm ground through the use of patina and gilding. His inventive use of piercing and double-wall construction create additional levels of texture and depth throughout the body. The same combination of ornamentation was employed in a ewer designed by Legrand in 1880 in the Islamic taste. (See lot 77 of Christie's sale in New York on October 22, 2009.) Edmé Bouchardon (1698-1762), royal sculptor to Louis XV, may have provided Legrand with inspiration for the vase's iconography. The panel featuring bacchic infants taunting a rearing goat is very similar to a bas relief representation of Winter designed by Bouchardon for the Fontaine des Quarte-Saisons on rue de Grenelle, Paris. Bouchardon debuted his plaster model for the bas relief in 1741, and the fountain was completed in 1745. The Boucheron firm, founded by the celebrated jeweler, Frédéric Boucheron...

Dutch 19th century silver and crystal scent or perfume bottles Dutch silver scent perfume bottles, early 19th century with tilt cap and stopper. The bottles are crystal cut, 1 o...

1960's Horn of plenty silver plated vase.

Decorative Italian bottle made with crystal and silver, 1960s.

Decorative handmade Italian decanter bottle 1950s.

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep red, silver flecks, controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece has a crimped rim ...

Decorative crystal bottle made in Italy, 1950s with silver detail.

Presenting an superb 20th-century set of Art Deco French silver dressing table perfume bottles, originating around 1920. This set captures the iconic Art Deco style with a stunning blend of faceted glass and fine quality silver. Crafted with exceptional quality, these bottles exude the elegance of the era. A perfect choice for interior decorators seeking a touch of vintage charm, these bottles also make ideal gifts. Dimensions for each piece; Large height 5 3/4” x diameter 4” Small heigh 4 3/4” x diameter 3 1/2” Powder Pot...

Sterling silver footed decorative vase / piece with Lion heads side handles and exterior design details resting on square footed base. The sterl...

Cut handmade crystal vase with Swarovski crystals, designed by Defne Koz for GAIA&GINO. Cut vases are made of crystal glass and inside silve...

Pair of Renaissance style vermeil perfume bottles Continental, 19th century Measures: Height 20cm, diameter 6.5cm This beautiful pair of perfume bottles...

Beautiful bottle made in Italy crystal and brass 1950s.

cut is a handmade glass vase

Pair Tall Silver Urn form vases with glass insert.

Cut handmade crystal vase with Swarovski crystals, designed by Defne Koz for GAIA&GINO. Cut vases are made of crystal glass and inside silve...

Crystal glass and sterling silver whiskey bottle, made in England in the 1930s.  

Pair of floral silver vases produced in Qajar Persia Persian, late 19th century Measures: Height 27cm, diameter 9.5cm These fine Persian silver vases are adorned with repoussé a...

Decorative Italian bottle decanter made with crystal and silver details ,1950s.

A small English glass vanity bottle from the 20th century, with silver lid and etched design. Created in England during the 20th century, this petite bottle...

Decorative handmade crystal bottle made in Italy, 1950s.

A fine pair of antique English heavy carved crystal glass and sterling vases. Hallmarks on rim. These stunning vases are made of heavy hand-cut crystal glass with solid silver rims i...

A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English presentation cup. This impressive Edwardian presentation cup has a Campania form onto a knopped pedestal to a circular spreading foot...

Silver vessel in an oval basic shape standing on four feet, completely openwork, with depictions of intertwined ribbons and tendrils, filled with flower and leaf motifs, two raised openwork handles...

Hallmarked in Edinburgh in 1888 by Marshall & Sons, this very attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Scent Bottle, is ornate in design, featu...

Beautiful oversize crystal bottle made in Italy 1960s with the top in silver metal.

Decorative red bottle made in Italy 1960s with silver detail.

This antique silver overlaid perfume or scent bottle is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in circa 1935 in an Art Deco style. The cranberry...

Decorative tall bottle made in Italy, 1970s with silver details.

Italian vase from the 21st century. The body of the vase is round, pot-bellied and worked with the embossed and chisel technique. The volute design, typical of the Italian Baroque, h...

Mid 1700's cut crystal encased ornate sterling silver cylindrical shaped Dutch cologne or perfume scent bottle showing multiple scenes of vernacular life in 1700's Europe. Has a make...

Antique Victorian dresser jar featuring a hinged sterling silver lid with a floral garland design mounted a beautiful cut glass bottle. Insid...

American applied sterling silver perfume vial, ca 1880. Clear glass cylinder with twisted fluting. Sterling silver collar and hinged cover with tendril, f...

A very stylish Continental Art Nouveau silver plated seed pod scent bottle holder with three scent bottles dating from around 1900. The holder is formed from a series of seed pod des...

Bitossi ball vase, ceramic, brushed metallic silver, chrome. Medium scale chunky spherical vase glazed in a ribbed brushed metallic platinum luster. F...

A fine and impressive pair of antique George V English sterling silver, glass and enamel scent bottles; an addition to our silver mounted glass collection. This fine pair of antique George V glass scent bottles has a circular rounded form. Each bottle is fitted with a plain hallmarked sterling silver mount with a hinged hallmarked cover. The covers feature fine and impressive hot enamel panels depicting very similar (but not identical) lakeside scenes with a mountain backdrop. The cover of each opens to reveal the original glass stopper and gilt interior. The glass bodies of the scent bottles are embellished with fine quality cut glass decoration in a geometric design with a band of egg and tongue style ornamentation to the shoulders. Each of these heavy glass antique scent bottles...

Our George IV period Sheffield plate vases (circa 1820-1830) measure 25 in (63.5 cm) tall and feature stepped bases with applied grapevine borders with foliage below a wide band of g...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Particular pair of toilet bottles in cut and ground by hand crystal; for their execution it was used crystal with a percentage of lead of 30%; the high lead content, instead of calcium present in the common glass, gives the crystal a remarkable hardness, exceptional transparency, and a high refractive index; with the techniques of cutting, grinding and polishing, scrupulously performed by hand, extraordinary light effects and reflections were created; the bottles with the ball body are surmounted by a silver neck and a hinged lid finely chiseled with Victorian motifs. They bear the Classic English silver punches from which we can tell that they were produced in the Victorian style in the city of Birmingham in 1907 (Edward VII) by the firm Phineas Harris Levi & Joseph Wolfe Salaman. The company was founded in 1870 in Birmingham on Northampton Street, in 1872 moved to larger premises on Hockley Street and in 1885 the business was finally moved to a prestigious building on Newhall Street. Levi & Salaman produced much Fine silverware...

We are proud to offer this sterling and crystal vase by the Hawkes Glass Company of Corning, NY. Based in Corning, NY, T.G. Hawkes & Co. (circa 1880-1959) was established by Thomas ...

Beautiful small Vintage Italian bottle with silver details made in Italy, 1950s.

Very large 19th century sterling silver decorative centerpiece / vase with exterior design details and fluted neck top opening. The vase / piece is in great antique condition. Minor ...

Ver large and impressive antique silver plate trophy cup, "Liberty Cartridge Company's Trophy Longest Straight Run, 1913, Western Connecticut T...

Pair of silver lidded tureens with reclining female figures on the walls and the herb "Samson", led by 50 noble families of Poland and monogrammed L.S.B. un...

An English glass and silver lidded container from the 20th century, with twisted effects and top handle. created in England during the 20th century, this small container features a frosted glass body made of a succession of rings with angled effects, secured within a silver structure. Showcasing a large handle with twisted effects and marked at the bottom, this 20th century English container...

Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1928 by Mappin & Webb, this striking, Sterling Silver Jardiniere, is in the Arts & Crafts taste, and features an applied enamelled plaque detailed with the...

Sterling silver neoclassical style urn salt. American silver salt / bud vase of double-handled urn form with beading at rim and circular base with engraved 'L' monogram all on plinth base raised on bun feet. Marks for Bailey Banks & Biddle, the famed Philadelphia jewelers of Chestnut Street known for their design of the Great Seal of the United States...

Early 20th century continental 0.826 Danish silver hand hammered vase with beaded rims, inscriptions, and applied decorations by Christian F. Heise. Mea...

Gilt sterling silver vase by Norwegian maker J. Tostrup. Designed in trumpet form with flower like spout and stem. The green enamel base is in stepped form. Measuring 8 inches tall and 3 3/4 inches in diameter at base. Bearing hallmarks as shown. Tostrup, a 19th-century Norwegian goldsmith and silversmith, held several positions in the capital. His firm made the original enameled insignia for the Order of St. Olav, when the order was established in 1848. J. Tostrup received the title royal court jeweler, and Jacob Tostrup...

Vase in 800 solid silver with pointed oval shape. The back has been left completely smooth while the front has been embossed and chiseled on the design of the sterlizia flowers. Com...

Very fine and rare 19 century French Baccarat attributed engraved crystal vase with with gilded silver mounts.