Ceramic Vases and Vessels

Van Briggle 1902 Vintage Arts And Crafts Pottery Three Color Poppy Plate 20 Rare and exceptional example decorated with a stylized poppy and leaves designed by Artus Van Briggle. Exc...

Antique Satsuma gilt porcelain vase depicting hand painted immortal figures all around the piece in high relief. Made in Japan, c. 1900's. *Includes mark on base. Dimensions: 11.5"H ...

A lovely antique French Quimper faience flat round snuff bottle / secouette / perfume bottle / flacon hand painted by French artisans. This is a highly collectible and rare dated 190...

A beautiful set of five blue and white Delft vases, this faience collection was hand-painted in Holland, circa 1900. The three bulbous vases are lidded, each with a finial depicting a rampant lion with a ball in its forepaws. Beneath the lion is a mottled background (on the front side only), with a foliate and floral margent. Each vase has the same scene painted on the front of the main body: a couple walking through a field surrounded by flowers. The opposite side has a floral rinceaux above a foliate branch. Painted in a similar fashion, the two concave vases are without lids. The side opposite from the cartouche of the couple has floral margents. All five vases have canted corners on the base. Inspired by Italian majolica, the faience produced in 16th century Holland...

Majolica white swan jardinière Nimy, circa 1900. A real treasure for the ceramics' collector. Small chip to top rim not visible during use see photo. Please don't hesitate to get i...

This Pickling Jar was once used to pickle eggs and features a wonderful array of hand-painted motifs which include birds, foliage and other subtle symbols and patterning. The hand-pa...

Step into the enchanting world of Art Nouveau with this exquisite Off-White Swan Jardinière from Belgium, crafted in 1900 and stamped with the mark of Imeriale Nimy. This majestic pi...

Model #3516 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...

A large and impressive Art Nouveau/Jugendstil Austrian Imperial Amphora art pottery twin handled vase with tube lined bird designs dating from the early 20th century. In addition...

Majolica white swan jardinière Nimy, circa 1900. Stamped: Nimy Faiences imperiale 1789-1951 Belgium. A real treasure for the ceramics' collector. ...

Traditional design atop this unique ceramic piece. Makers mark on the bottom,stating that was made in Holland. Made in the early 1900s. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictu...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite suite of 14 extra large Antique Italian Circa 1900-1910 Apothecary Haberdashery ce...

Moorcroft for James MacIntyre & Co., Florian Ware 'Cornflower' vase of double gourd form, decorated in blue and green on ivory ground, printed factory mark in brown, script signature...

1909 Two Karen Hagen Hand-Crafted Danish Art Nouveau Vases by P. Ipsens Enke The hand-crafted art nouveau vases feature art nuveau pattern with 4 handles as integrated part of the d...

5484 Large Della Robbia Vase decorated in an Art Nouveay Design of Stylised Tulips below a scolloped neck by Charles Collis Light crazing with a little staining to the neck and a gla...

Signed Desire Leroy. Désiré Leroy apprenticed at the Sèvres factory in the mid 19th century. At the age of 38, he moved from France to take an appointment at Minton. In 1890, he was ...

The virtuosic blending of color and texture shows how inventive decoration can triumph over nondescript form. Brightly colored drips of slurry clay cascade like melted wax down the t...

A stunning pair Austrian heliosine iridescent glazed art pottery vases by Karl Rudolf Ditmar (1818-1895). The pair of squat double gourd shaped vases are...

Pair of Chinese turquoise porcelain vases, each with a gilt bronze base, made in the 1900's. They consist of a wonderful hand-painted depiction of a peach tree branch with plenty of ...

The front of this Royal Worcester porcelain vase features a spray of hand painted thistles and other flowers in the style of Edward Raby junior. Raby (b. 1863) was at Royal Worcester...

This is a sake bottle called 'Kayoi tokkuri' or 'Binbo tokkuri'. It is made with a porcelain and it is written Manazuru-machi and Fukubi. Manazuru-machi is the city name and it is lo...

This is a sake bottle which was made around 1900s in Meiji era. These kind of bottles are called Kayoi tokkuri or Binbo tokkuri. It can be used as a sake bottle but also as a flower ...

Antique Apple Green Chinese Crackle Vase.

A diminutive and expertly painted cabinet vase with hand painted portrait of Queen Louise, signed Wagner. The iridescent blue Background with raised hand gilt decoration with sunflo...

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

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...

Pair of ceramic planters signed Austria. Vienna Secession period, circa 1900.

Very beautiful vase in enamelled polychrome painted ceramic. Persian, Qajar dynasty dating from 1900. Beautiful painted decoration of birds and flowering branches...

Roskilde Lervare Fabrik floor vase manufactured by a well known but very undocumented factory called Roskilde Lervare Fabrik in Denmark in the early 1900’s. This model carries model ...

Roskilde Lervare Fabrik vase manufactured by a well known but very undocumented factory called Roskilde Lervare Fabrik in Denmark in the early 1900’s. This specific vase is marked wi...

This is a magnificent set 3 of highly decorative early 20th Century Etruscan style vases also known as black-figure pottery painting. Figures and o...

Small French faience jardinière with floral pattern Desvres, circa 1900.

French terracotta tian or bowl traditionally used to prepare confit before to conserve it in confit pots in South West France. This vessel was also used to prepare any type of food f...

French Faience Cache Pot With Roses signed VP Circa 1900. Height / 4.3 inches. Diameter / 6.3" to 4.8"

Lot of THREE ART NOUVEAU signed by Boch Keramis circa 1900 Vases in earthenware decorated with Arabic on gilding incised by Boch Brothers Kéramis circa 1900. Signed BFK 593 A/L Size:...

A large octagonal green glazed earthenware vase with blue glazed squares, marked Austria and numbered 7143. These type of vases were made in the Vienna School of Applied Arts (Wiener...

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.

Theodor Hermann Schmuz-Baudiss for Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur. This vase features a geometric thistle at the neck and variations of animals at the shoulders, a hawk and a lion/...

Van Briggle 1904 Vintage Arts And Crafts Pottery Olive Green Ceramic Vase 164 Stunning arts and crafts vase covered in an wonderful organic dark and light olive green over a stylized...

Art Nouveau ceramic fruit bowl stamped with a crown by, AUSTRIA AMPHORA 390042. Austria, CIRCA 1900.

Van Briggle 1902 Vintage Arts And Crafts Pottery Brown Poppies Ceramic Vase 2 Superior and early arts and crafts crafted vase in a wonderful Mountain Crag brown and green glaze. Show...

Rare pair of two monumental antique Chinese Qing Dynasty palace urns or temple vases, circa 1900s. Made of porcelain featuring chinoiserie Canton Famille Rose and medallion design w...

Gouda Holland. An early and massive Rhodian vase with a date letter E for 1902, and engraved R for Bernardus Römer.

These matching green pillar vases' bases are painted black and contain various geometric designs that work their way up the shaft of the vase, eventually becoming less concentrated....

Christian Thompsen (1860 - 1921) for Royal Copenhagen. Established in 1775, Royal Copenhagen grew to become one of the major producers of Danish porcelain. 1895 marked the beginni...

French Majolica White Rose Vase Circa 1900. H / 6.5 inches.

Model #1049. Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written abou...

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...

Antique Majolica oxen cart jardiniere circa 1900, signed Clement Massier Golfe-Juan. Reference: Page 111 "Barbotines de la cote d'Azur" of Bottero.

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...

Model #4544. Hard Earthenware. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The ...

LARGE Meiji Era Japanese Imari Full Dragon Vase with Amazing Detail

Porta Calamaio in ceramica di Capodimonte firmato ‘900 Decorata a mano con due contenitori in ceramica con coperchiò per inchiostro Elegante, raffinato, unico estremamente raro ...

Model #4619 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...

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...

An impressive and opulent Chinese powder blue glazed porcelain rouleau vase with gilt painted decoration, very Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The vase glazed in a deep and r...

Large baluster porcelain vase decorated with polychrome glazes in horizontal bands with scenes of courtly life interspersed with geometric bands and lozenges. Lingzhi mushroom-shaped...