Vases and Vessels

A large English Victorian period brass vessel from the late 19th century, with handle. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this brass vessel features a circular bo...

A stylish and elegant antique white trailed green glass vase, probably English and dating from around 1890. The tall slender vase has a squat rounded...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of restored antique circa 1840 Pugin Gothic style display stands A very good looking and decorati...

This antique and quite well executed art glass vase is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and dating to approximately 1880 and done in a period Victoria...

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

This is an intriguing vase made by Royal Worcester in 1868. The vase is a multi-storey vase decorated with butterflies. The original Worcester factory was founded in the mid 18th...

A stylish matched pair of hand painted Dresden bottle vases, last quarter of the 19th century. Each of bulbous body form with tall slender necks, superbly hand decorated in colors...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England, light oak pedestal Stand for displaying plants, busts, taxidermy, and trinkets A good looking and well made pi...

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...

A good Bohemain glass footed bowl or compote. Likely produced by Graf Harrach Glassworks. With a cased purple overlay (the first layer of glass) and extensive cuts throughout incl...

19th century Kashmir papier mache vases We are proud to offer a matched pair of late 19th century hand crafted Kashmir Papier mache matched vases. M...

We are delighted to offer this stunning original Victorian hand carved mahogany Jardinière plant stand A very decorative and good looking piece, its solid mahogany so very heavy ...

Beautiful and graceful Tiffany & Co reticulated sterling silver trumpet vase with embellishments around the rim and the base. Monogram in ...

This is Mary Gregory Red glass vase with round pedestal base. It is depicting a white enamel painting of a boy holding a branch with a flower in the right hand.

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian hand carved English oak wastepaper bin A very well made and decorative piece, it looks smart and elegant in any setting ...

A magical object of art vase with the exquisite petals of a blossoming iris flower.

English Victorian Royal Daulton beige ceramic vase with blue/green floral decoration (stamped on bottom).    

This is an antique serving ewer. An English, ceramic decorative Amphora by Doulton of Lambeth, dated to the Victorian period, 1876. Quality example ...

This antique crystal and gilt bronze basket has no maker's marks, but is presumed to have originated from Austria and dates to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian sty...

A fine pair of Victorian clear crystal tapered decanters or carafes finely hand-engraved with elegant motivs, with its original hand-faceted rock crystal tall stoppers, England, circ...

Showcase your flowers in our pair of intricately decorated Victorian porcelain mantel vases. They are meticulously adorned with 3 dimensional flowers, leaves and beaded accents and r...

A Victorian green slice cut globe decanter with nitch cut neck and star cut in base with nine matching slice cut wine glasses. Attributed to Richardson ...

An outstanding pair of hand blown Victorian Pharmacy Carboys, dating to around 1870 -1880, these were generally found in the window of Victorian chemists as a way of advertising thei...

- Large porcelain vase with hand painted flowers - Top is in blue cobalt - The vase was made in manufactory by Royal Bonn.

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of antique Giltwood marble topped jardiniere stands A very good looking well made and decorative pair, made for plants and disp...

A rare and unusual antique English Staffordshire spill vase modeled as a dog saving a drowning boy and dating from the mid 19th century. The spill vase stands on an oval shaped base and portrays a large dog lifting a boy from a river abstractly created with a blue painted rough cast edge. The dog stands raised on a bank painted with floral sprigs and the dog has a black and white painted body with painted features with the spill vase as a tall standing trunk...

Antique Coal Scuttle Polished Brass for firewood holder from a Palm Beach estate. Has been professionally polished. With handle down: measures 10 w ...

Hallmarked in London in 1885 by George Brace, this unusual, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Scent Bottle, features a silver body and lid, both decorate...

Large English Victorian copper pot or vase dating to the late 19th century, circa 1870-1880. The body is in globular shape, riveted neck with roll...

Victorian, sterling silver, figural bud vase, Gorham manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1865. Monogrammed with an Old English letter K. Measures 6 3...

A beautiful pair of antique vases. Made of opaline glass, in a special color that is in between violet-purple and heavenly blue. The vases are hand painted with a relief decoration g...

Pair of French Victorian style bronze patinaed metal urns with handles and Neo-classical figures in relief with a cover having a flame finial all on a rouge marble base (priced as pa...

A 19th century English wooden grinder with metal and copper fitings. The upper part opening on a hing and reenforced with copper. The top lid and grindi...

The Victorian silver plated and footed serving dish has space below the metal grill for holding hot water to keep food warm for a longer period of time. The metal would also retain h...

Antique Coal Scuttle polished brass for Firewood Holder from a Palm Beach estate. Has been professionally polished. With handle down: measures ...

Victorian bronze and cut glass centerpiece vase. Figural peacocks. Floral raised details. Light scratches on interior glass. Dimensions: 12.75" diameter x 19.5" H.

On offer is a sublime and very rare centre piece made by Minton between 1862 and 1870, which was the Victorian era. The centre piece is made in the Sèvres style and decorated in a mazarine or cobalt blue ground with rich and very fine gilding. The piece is probably made as a potpourri. This piece would make a fabulous display on your Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas table! Minton was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others. They were located in Staffordshire and were known specifically for their wonderfully fine white bone china and bright colours; there is a colour called "Minton Blue" which is a fresh azure blue that was very fashionable during the Victorian era. Throughout the different phases of its existence, the factory made top quality creamware, porcelain, majolica and ultimately the finest parian porcelain. Minton excelled in their decorations and gilt work; these were often executed by artists who came from the Sèvres factory in France and brought their skills with them. This large centre piece consists of three pieces: the base, the actual comport that can hold a liberal amount of food such as a large piece of game, and the cover. That being so, these pieces are more known for their decorative value and make a stunning display at the centre of a table setting. This piece is not documented and no pictures are known of it other than one I have heard about in the grapevine but never seen myself: an image in a collection of images of the designs made by Minton for Thomas Goode, the famous retailer in London. The relationship between Minton and Thomas Goode was a long and fruitful one. Goode, who was a close friend of Herbert Minton, commissioned a series of Victorian ornamental pieces in imitation of the late 18th Century Sèvres pieces that Goode had in his own collection. Minton did not just copy the Sèvres pieces, but created entirely new ones using the old 18th Century designs, hereby moving decidedly away from the English Rococo style, which had become increasingly strange and a little tired over the years. Minton, who had taken on Léon Arnoux, previously a painter at Sèvres, as Art Director. Arnoux was able to revive the design of ornamental wares in English soft paste porcelain...

Delphin Massier French Majolica figural vase which features a green parrot perched in-between two cylindrical vases. Colouration: green, blue, yellow, are...

English Victorian (19th Cent) burled walnut & rosewood traveling vanity / make up case with brass inlay and fitted with ten misc. glass canisters, orig...

Large Majolica colorful rooster signed Delphin Massier circa 1890. On the back of the rooster, a rare brown bamboo vase, usually the vase is a trunk.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver posy holder; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver posy holder has a conical shaped form onto three legs. The surface of the holder has a frosted finish and is embellished with bright cut engraved Greek Key fret band ornamentation in addition to stylized leaf motifs. The body is further ornamented with an applied knop encircled with bead ornamentation flanked with a scalloped border and collet set cabouchon turquoises. The upper portion of this impressive example of Victorian silverware is encompassed with a protruding undulating band accented with further collet set turquoise alternating with a swagged chain articulating from ring loops. The upper rim is embellished with a large applied bead decorated border. The vessel terminates with a bright cut engraved layered leaf texture to an applied ball motif. This impressive holder is supported by three hinged legs, conjoined with a silver chain. This antique posey holder...

This pair of antique stoneware vases were done by the renowned potter, George Tinworth for the Doulton Lambeth factory of England in approximate...

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...

Pair of French style marble and patinated metal garniture urns with ram heads. Late 19th century, with high relief decorations and attached lid. ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver posy holder; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. T...

This is an antique pair of peony vases. A French, decorative ceramic baluster urn adorned with butterflies, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890....

Pair of English Victorian (possibly Chelsea) porcelain cobalt blue & white octagonal vases with painted Chinese style figures and trimmed with gilt faux...

A wonderful Victorian black amethyst art glass vase. A terrific Bohemian Moser style vase with a stepped base and vasiform body. The body is decorated with hand painted enamel...

Pair of French Victorian white opaline overlay glass ewers / pitchers decorated with painted botanicals and gold motifs interspersed with transpa...

Antique candle wax mold used for dipping candles Made of mahogany with a tin liner Great decorative piece Would also look great as a planter on a s...

This antique liquor bottle decanter is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in circa 1880 in the Victorian style. The decanter is done in a ...

I would like to offer you this tall Royal Worcester vase or ewer, which is hand painted with a beautiful pastoral scene surrounded by gorgeous flower paintings. If you look at the sc...

19th century French glass mercury vase We are proud to offer a wonderful large 19th century mercury filled, hand blown glass French vase. This...

19th century flower porcelain vase, with flowers hand painted blue and gold background XIX sec, France.

Pair of Grecian style (19th Cent) orange and black porcelain vases with ram head handles (PRICED AS Pair)

Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand carved Corinthian pillar with floral detailing Please note the delivery fee listed is j...

Rare Minton Majolica Posy small vase modelled as three upright yellow bamboo canes all supported on an earthy ground.

Set of 2 Victorian brass hot water jugs original verdigris 2 jugs or hot water cans, once the pride of the kitchen, now have been left in the conditio...