Vases and Vessels

A vase, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, c. 1900 Decoration: Crete chiné (1896/97); green underlaid glass; pre-blown into a multi-piece ribbed mold; ...

A wonderful D'Argental cameo art glass vase, France, late 19th century. San Giorgio Island scene with gondola and Palazzo San Giorgio in the background. Milky glass with shades of or...

"Solanaceae Vase" by Daum Frères An attractive late 19th Century cameo glass vase of gourd form etched and enamel painted with an Solanaceae floral design against a variegated yello...

Cylindrical glass vase with etched decoration. The vase was designed by Josef Hoffmann, co-founder of the Vienna Secession and the Wiener Werkstatte. The vase was produced by the Boh...

René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increas...

A very pretty early 20th Century Art Nouveau cameo glass vase etched and enamelled with red blooming Aquilegia flowers against a yellow field, exhibiting excellent colour and detail....

English circa 1900 oval brass jardiniere. Bold gadrooning & feather decoration, raised on finely detailed lion's paw feet with lion's mask ring handles. 13.5" x 11.75" x 7 7/8" h. W...

A stunning and rare early 20th Century French cameo soufflé glass vase with a decorative mould blown design of flowering clematis in blue and purple colours against a vibrant yellow ...

Antique French bronze jardiniere with blue glazed ceramic insert with the prominent face of a lovely female on each side. In very good condition. Apparently unsigned.

A very fine late 19th Century French cameo glass vase decorated with raised deep burgundy flowers against a warm orange field. Exhibiting excellent detail and colour, signed Galle in...

An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1909, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 25 cm (10") high and in excellent conditio...

A vase, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, c. 1900 Decoration: Candia mimoza; clear glass with opaque silver-yellow powder melts, craquellé; iridescent...

Amphora Austria "Campina" Owl Pottery Vase circa 1910 An Austrian Pottery vase adorned with an owl-inspired design motif stands out for its intri...

A pretty 19th century Majolica cache pot, decorated in shades of green and brown, and featuring the vivid colouration, whimsical shapes and high-relief sculpture typical of the style...

Alexandre Bigot French Vintage Art Nouveau Pottery Brown And Gray Ceramic Vase Rare and stunning Alexandre Bigot French art nouveau vase with a stunning flowing iridescent luster gla...

This antique vase is unsigned, but made by the Loetz glass factory of the Czech Replublic in approximately 1900 in the period Art Nouveau style. The vase is done in the gold irridesc...

A Moorcroft Pottery Phoenix pattern vase, designed by Rachel Bishop, circa 1997, of squat form with slender neck, painted and impressed factory marks, and gilt inscribed signature to...

Moorcroft Pottery 'Blue Heaven' vase, TRIAL VASE, dated 04.11.09 This beautiful vase is decorated with the Blue Heaven design by Nicola Slaney. Blue Heaven is an Art Nouveau-inspired...

A contemporary Moorcroft Green Iris pattern slender tapering cylindrical vase, 2013 Centennial Relaunch of William Moorcroft's 1913 design. From the Legacy collection. Dated 2013, nu...

Mauser sterling silver bud vase in Art Nouveau style from the late 19th or early 20th century, beautifully adorned with pierced and floral motifs. It measures 9'' in height by 3 1/3'...

Art Nouveau Baccarat crystal vase with ormolu base French, c. 1905 Height 32cm, diameter 14cm This stunning Baccarat glass vase is accompanied by an intriguing ormolu base. The crys...

Saravezza Marble Basin The Spiral Fluted Body Topped With A Lid

Vase in the shape of a beaker with a straight wall and flush stand, colourless glass with reddish-yellow coloured powder fusions, overlay in moss green and violet on the outside, hyd...

An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1920, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 23.5 cm (9.4") high and in excellent condi...

An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1915, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 28 cm (11.2") high and in excellent condit...

An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1920, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 28 cm (11.2") high and in excellent condit...

An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1918, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 30.5 cm (12.2") high and in excellent cond...

An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1919, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 27.5 cm (11") high and in excellent condit...

BOHEMIAN FLUX: A VASE, kuk Fachschule für Keramik und Verwandte Kunstgewerbe, Turn-Teplitz, c. 1905; the ceramic vase with a dark underglaze ground has a matte orange peel overglaze in ochre, apricot, lapis and celadon; the shape of the vase resembles a Japanese Saki bottle with the addition of four long and slender handles at the top third; incised before firing on the base in script lettering,“P.W.”, stamped before firing with the Fachschule mark and 73, and marked “G2.” in black ink; the vase measures: 13” high. Flux- continuous moving, a glazing method, fusion- the artist who produced this remarkable vase has presented a profoundly poetic and technical meditation on this subject. Moving way beyond the pursuit of creating only functional objects, the student ceramists at Fachschule Teplitz had ingrained in them the Europeans’ fascination for Japanese objects “from the floating world” and the design aesthetic known as Japonisme. Truly modern interpretations of Japonisme had begun to evolve into an internalizing of the aesthetic principles and a shift away from imitation of Japanese style applied to a Western format. This vase is noteworthy in that it illustrates this important Modernist shift in European ceramics. The elements of the saki bottle can be divided into three key components which taken as a whole create a rather feminine line. In keeping with this approach, the Fachschule student presents a slender bare neck, like décolletage, which flares ever slightly and then narrows to a high waist before voluptuously widening down and terminating gracefully to a round base. The ceramist gives special emphasis to pleasing proportions and the complementary relationship to the number 3; the measurement at the widest section of the vase equals the same distance from that point up to where the bottoms of the handles join to the body of the vase as well as the full arms’ length. Instead of inscribing the vase with Japanese calligraphy denoting a saki shop, the student takes a radically modern approach by attaching the vase with four handles. And yet, this act is every bit a form of written identification. The arms are the embodiment of the idea of flux in that they are a substance applied to a surface by the welding together to promote their union. The handles serve a new and surprising function. They are carriers of a concept. Fluidity- flux -can be created when an artist joins disparate elements into a harmonious whole. Flux is also a substance used to promote the fusion of minerals and metals and a term describing ceramic glazing. The presence of silica in glazes creates a glassy finish when fired at high temperatures. Matte glazes result from the presence of crystals under the surface and the balance between silica, flux and alumina in the glaze materials. By deliberately under-firing this vase and playing with a combination of additives forming the flux glaze, the end result appears matte and textured. The orange peel quality and alluring color palette are transformative. The effect evokes a waterfall or another continuous moving flow of water like a stream - in flux. So not only does this artist take a Meiji Period saki bottle and the aesthetic tenets of Japonisme as the formal and theoretical points of departure, the artist infuses the work with the symbolism of skill itself where artistic mastery as the embodiment of flux becomes the subject to ponder. As a fully realized and beautifully rendered piece, the vase attests to the artistic prowess of its creator. No longer a mere student working in the shadows of the teacher and no longer simply imitating or replicating past styles, this emerging artist shows the complete fluid transfer from student to master ceramist. Seen in this light, the vase represents a significant and pivotal achievement in Modern European ceramic ware. Fachschule für Keramik und Verwandte Kunstgewerbe (the Imperial School for Ceramics and Associated Applied Arts, 1875-1917) was a powerhouse of the ceramics industry. Located in the Turn-Teplitz region of Bohemia near the German border of what is today The Czech Republic, this was Europe’s largest pottery center in the first part of the 20th century. The school played an integral role in the center’s internationally regarded success as it provided the foundation of sourcing and training new talent for noted local manufacturers such as Amphora. It was at the Fachschule that master artists from these local ceramics houses enjoyed teaching and lecturing posts, and in true synergistic spirit, the big ceramics...

Antique Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts Doulton Lambeth stoneware pottery jardiniere, circa 1890. The jardiniere is decorated in archtypical style with tubelined trailing sage green leaves and flowers on a deep burgundy colored background. The jardiniere is stamped to the base with the Doulton Lambeth mark, this jardiniere is probably decorated by Mark Marshall...

This exquisite piece of art is a signed Emile Galle cameo glass windowpane floral Art Nouveau vase that looks like it has been transformed to a table lamp, although we are unclear wh...

Exquisite brass vases with removable hand-forged handles in an intricate leaf design, A blend of elegance and nature's beauty

The firm, JOHANN LOETZ WITWE, was a producer of decorative glass located in a Southern Bohemian town which is today known as Kláštersky Milyn in the Czech Republic. Under various own...

Gorham sterling silver vase with red glass insert, beautifully crafted with dimensional floral and natural motifs in relief and in Art Nouveau style from the early 20th century. It m...

Art Nouveau Pewter Vase, Early 20th Century, France. This beautiful Art Nouveau period conical vase on 4 leaf-like feet features tall, flowering plant-shaped elongated handles and en...

This venerable piece is from the collection of Linda Ronstadt. Purchased sometime in the 1970s. This highly prized Sauterelles pattern vase is adorned with frolicking grasshoppers a...

A highly attractive early 20th Century Art Nouveau cameo glass vase etched and enamelled with flowering poppies against a warm yellow to orange field. The design heightened with gild...

Loetz Iridescent and oil spot Flared Neck Art glass Floriform Goose neck vase. Candia Papillon vase Austria Iridescent glass Unsigned Circa 1898 A...

Offering this scare, decorated Louis Comfort Tiffany favrile gold & lime opal art glass footed vase with gold hooked feather decoration. This vase features a bulbous, tapered body wi...

A magnificent early 20th Century Art Nouveau cameo glass vase etched and enamelled with flowering Datura in a vibrant landscape. The design heightened with gilded design on the surfa...

Large French Majolica Carnation Cache Pot Jérôme Massier Fils , Circa 1890 Height / 9.3 inches. Diameter / 12 inches.

Vase in upright drum shape on an oval, flush stand, short neck piece raised at the top centre with slightly flared, raised rim, two handles fused onto the sides of the outer rim and ...

A fine English porcelain vase. Made in 1900 by George Grainger & Company, a subsidiary of Royal Worcester from 1889 - 1902. With painted floral decor...

Great condition

Beautiful bamboo vase by Emilio Robba for the Daum Maison, France 2000s. Signed by the artist and manufacture. In very good condition, in its original box, the box has some wear. D...

Lovely, early 20th century glass vase with frilly edge coming from the famous Art Nouveau period in Austria around 1900. The mouthblown light pink flashed...

Gustavsberg, Art Nouveau Iridescent vase, artist signed, 1904 Sweden, 1904 An exquisite Gustavsberg Art Nouveau iridescent vase from 1904,...

Hand-crafted Danish Art Nouveau flower decorated vase by P. Ipsens Enke The hand-crafted art nouveau vase was designed by Axel Sørensen in 1927 and feature flowers, leafs, berries ...

Ipsens, Denmark. Ceramic vase in Art Nouveau style. Design depicting plant growth. Glaze in orange and green tones. Model number 710. From the 1930s/40s. In excellent condition with ...

Pure classic styling and perfect proportions describe this vessel. Fill with flowers or a plant or leave empty and it gets attention.

Large vase on a round stand, widening like a bulge and then narrowing to a slightly conical, long, wide neck, opening with slightly flared mouth rim, colourless glass with orange-bro...

Theodor Hermann Schmuz-Baudiss for Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur. This monumental vase features a winter landscape at the edge of a forest. A stunning example of this artist's work.

Art Nouveau Cookie jar iridescent glass by Loetz' with Lid Subtle, hand blown glass vase in the Art Art Nouveau style. Special color and technique for any collector. Looks simply ...

An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...

Art Nouveau Cookie jar iridescent glass by Loetz' with Lid Subtle, hand blown glass vase in the Art Art Nouveau style. Special color and technique for any collector. Looks simply ...

Multilayered glass vase, in cameo technique. Cylindrical form in mottled orange, red, and brown, circa 1910. The decor of flowers and leaves is engraved in reserve and taken up on th...

An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...

1910 Vintage Art Pottery Floral Ceramic Umbrella Holder. Gorgeous deep greens and golds.