Porcelain Vases and Vessels

Vintage promotional advertising jar with lid is made of glazed ceramics and is decorated with two-tone blue drawing of a ship on a sea. It is marked in blue script on the inner side...

A Rare Pair of Pink Paris Porcelain Vases The rare pink colour made popular in the 1870s and favoured by the Empress Eugenie, with delicate two-tone gilding, both vases of ovoid bal...

This magnificent Antique Chinese Famille-Rose porcelain Ginger Jar was 100% hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Famille-Rose Porcelain. It has beautiful hand painted foo dog...

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...

Chinese large white porcelain floor urn decorated with a blue dragon and cloud motifs and accented with dragon ornamentation around the opening.       

Porcelain vase white porcelain with glossy glaze, designed by Siegmund Schütz in 1951.

Asian Chinese style (19th/20th Cent) porcelain temple jar with blue & brown decoration on a white field.

The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. The heart collection is inspired by the ...

A Marvelous and Quite Large 19th Century Chinese Celadon-Ground slip-decorated vase with Foo Dog Handles. The piece is of baluster form and decorated throughout the body in white slip with incised details of butterflies, lotus blossoms, prunus and other various vegetation, all against a celadon ground. The sides are decorated with foo dog handles and the body has a few foo dogs resting...

A beautiful pair of porcelain jars with lids, hand-painted in the Qian Jiang Cai style. Shades of light blue and brick red accents against an ...

The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. The heart collection is inspired by the ...

The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. The heart collection is inspired by the ...

The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. The heart collection is inspired by the ...

A beautiful and rare set of six (6) high-quality hand painted French apothecary jars, each with a different label, painted in a Régence style in blue and yellow, with separate domed ...

A rare and beautiful vase, an unusual Fukagawa without any oriental naturalistic overtones.

A pair of vintage Arita Japanese style lidded jars with gold, blue and orange floral motifs. This pair of vintage Arita Japanese style lidded jars is a splendid example of the fine craftsmanship and aesthetic beauty characteristic of traditional porcelain. The jars are adorned with exquisite gold, blue, and orange floral motifs, each color meticulously applied to create a vibrant and harmonious design. These floral patterns are not only visually striking but also symbolize nature's beauty and elegance in Japanese culture. A distinctive feature of these jars is the raised midnight blue scrolling motifs, which add a tactile and visual depth to the pieces. This dark blue provides a striking contrast to the lighter and brighter colors, enhancing the overall richness of the design. The inclusion of these raised motifs showcases the artist's skill in creating a piece that is both visually appealing and texturally intriguing. In a contemporary home, these Arita jars...

Monumental Sèvres style ormolu mounted porcelain vase of the Four Seasons French, c.1895 Height 152cm, diameter 45cm Set on a polychrome ground, dominated by a rare and fitting beige ground, which is accentuated and banded with strips in green, this beautiful and monumental porcelain vase...

1960's modern large Rosenthal porcelain flower vase, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.

A lovely pair of bright gold ceramic bird bowls from the "Menagerie Collection" by Jonathan Adler, circa 1980s . The set is in very good condition with no chips or cracks; the large...

A Large Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Vases/Pot-Pouries, with Daoist Emblem Cartouches. Each vase is made of famille verte porc...

A high quality and most stunning pair of Japanese 18th century Imari Porcelain and French Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted urns. This wonderful pair of urns are raised by Ormolu socles d...

A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880. Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day. Characteristics Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe. History "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...

3 antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) similar ceramic ginger jars with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters and geometric patterned bands leading to brown rustic...

Beautifully conceived and executed, this elegant vase designed by Gunnar Nylund for the famed Rorstrand porcelain works in Sweden depicts two pairs of nude women, all collecting wate...

A very impressive and decorative pair of Chinese 19th Century Famille Rose Moon flasks. Having this wonderful turquoise and yellow ground, scrolling foliate decoration, exotic flower...

A very impressive and decorative pair of Meissen style lidded porcelain vases. Each with floral encrusted decoration to the pierced lids, Rams head handles to either side, classical ...

Pair of asymmetric porcelain plates, for putting over table or hung on a wall. Fabricated in West Germany in 1962. Hand-painted kitsch mediterranean mid-century drawing motifs. Marke...

Christopher Brody hand carved porcelain "Garden" modern art pottery vase. Vase is handcrafted and slip cast into plaster mold. Signed by the artist. Available in a variety of color...

A beautiful pair of English Regency Royal Crown Derby porcelain pot pourri vases and covers, of circular urn form and with pineapple finials, hand decorated in Imari palette with col...

A very good quality pair of late 19th century French sevres porcelain lidded vases. Each with gilded ormolu handles either side and unusual inset hand painted romantic chinoiserie sc...

Black porcelain midcentury modern pitcher vase with large handle and lined relief decor manufactured by Rörstrand in the 1960s. Stamped unde...

Discover the Vintage Hand-Painted Asian Porcelain Ginger Jar with intricate floral motifs and rich colors, a timeless decor addition. We sell items as acquired, without restoring ...

French Art Nouveau purple porcelain vase with female nude figure and bronze dore floral top and bottom (Korschann)

PAIR of Chinese monumental porcelain floor vases celebrating Japanese Imari ware in both palette and design, featuring white, blue, orange and gold floral motifs on rust-colored grou...

Large pair of antique Royal Vienna porcelain vases Austrian, Late 19th Century Height 102cm, diameter 28cm This remarkable pair of vases, notable for their substantial size, was ex...

Monumental 19th century Sèvres Neoclassical-style vase with mauve ground French, c. 1878 Height 152cm, width 72cm, depth 66cm This remarkable Sèvres vase, dating back to 1878, was ...

Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) ceramic urn with blue floral designs surrounding bold, centered characters on 4 sides.  

Pair of Chinese (Mid 20th Century) lidded porcelain jars with orange fish swimming on blue, sponged backgrounds, inspired by patterns from the Ming Dynasty...

Elegant, white porcelain vase based on a design by Bjørn Wiinblad from the 60s. The decor is inset shows a fine relief with matte finish. This piece has an attribution mark, It is co...

"English Rose" hand carved porcelain modern Arts & Crafts pottery vase with ruby glaze. Vase is slip cast into plaster mold. Handcrafted and signed by the artist Christopher Brody. T...

Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the default quote does not include packing and insurance. 1stDibs shipping provides a level of value, protection, and care that aligns with our commitment to safeguarding historic artworks and providing excellent client service. “A Robineau vase is a true work of art, unique in conception and perfect in execution, for every piece that left this studio was a labor of love.” – Ethel Brand Wise, The American Magazine of Art, 1929 Adelaide Alsop Robineau was a pioneer in American studio ceramics and excelled as an innovator in pottery both technically and aesthetically. As a young woman of high society in the late Victorian era, she gained early accolades as a skilled watercolorist and china painter and taught for a time at St. Mary’s Hall in Minnesota. In 1899, she married Samuel E. Robineau, a French gentleman and collector of Chinese ceramics. He was deeply intrigued by her talent and steadfastly supported and encouraged her throughout her career. The couple collaborated to produce a popular and influential monthly journal together, Keramic Studio, and went on to build a studio on their property in Syracuse, New York, which they named Four Winds. Robineau would also go on to teach for many years at Syracuse University while creating her own work and raising three children. Early in her career, she studied at Alfred University under Charles Binns, who is widely considered to be the progenitor of contemporary studio ceramics in America. His program established a shift in the craft of ceramics as an academic pursuit, rather than one of apprenticeship. Pottery throwers and the artists who decorated the wares traditionally inhabited separate roles in ceramic manufacture, a practice common in Europe. Binns’ philosophy merged the two, such that the potter had total agency of the final product. This marked a historic divergence in the creation of art pottery – one that Adelaide Robineau...

Very beautiful pair of 19th century Chinese vases in Nanjing porcelain. These vases feature a polychrome enameled decoration depicting battle scenes, soldiers armed with swords and ...

Tricolor jasperware was one of Wedgwood’s most celebrated innovations, and this exquisitely rare vase is an extraordinary example of this wondrous ...

Transfer decorated chinoiserie blue and white porcelain globular jar with bronze handles and stand, late 19th century. White porcelain hand painted in brilliant blue with floral pane...

A wonderful Empire period porcelain lidded apothecary jar, dating from the 19th century. Exuberantly decorated with a vibrantly enamelled design of exotic birds and butterflies on a ...

Introduced to Europe in the 14th century, Chinese blue-and-white porcelains were highly sought after as luxury items and are still avidly collected by connoisseurs today. This bottle-shaped vase from Jiangxi province is decorated with a landscape rendered in the traditional shan shui...

White porcelain neoclassical style amphora oil lamp. Sleek white Berlin porcelain amphora with entwined serpent handle raised on four lion monop...

Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...

A captivating porcelain vase from the ALDO collection, designed by the acclaimed architectural firm Studio Fuksas for Alessi in 2012. A limited edition piece showcasing the innovati...

Late 18th Century french glazed porcelain apothecary/pharmacy jar with lid - 'EXT: ALOËS S:' By: Charles-Antoine Acloque Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel Technique: molde...

A fine quality pair of Sèvres style ormolu-mounted porcelain urns with cherubs and flowers. Origin: French Late 19th-early 20th century Measure: H...

An exceptionally fine and rare Chinese Yongzheng period vase of quatrefoil form decorated with a pair of roosters perched on rocks, surrounded by a pair of large butterflies, insects and sprays of flowers in rouge de fer...

Acanthus I is a unique handmade porcelain vase with leaf decoration by the British artist Amy Hughes. Originally from West Yorkshire, Amy Hughes lives an...

Modern Op Art matte bone white lidded jar of high quality matte bisque porcelain. The exterior is decorated with a beautiful organic dotted circle relief pattern on both lid and body. The interior has been given a white smooth highly glossy glaze. Designed by Michaela Frey...

A lovely pair of antique porcelain Vieux Paris vases. Hand painted with portraits of a boy and a girl and gold colored accents. The vases are in good condition. No chips and no hairl...

"The Meadowland butterfly land", beautiful Franklin porcelain vase by John Wilkinson, made in the 1980s, depicting five species of American but...

Step into the allure of the 19th century with this exquisite Hand-Painted and Gilt Footed Satsuma Vase. Meticulously crafted, this vase embodies the artistic finesse and cultural her...

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty style Yongzheng period (20th century) mint green, glazed porcelain vases with globular forms influenced by West Asian cul...

Large Italian chinoiserie vase. Monumental and rare Giovanni Poulard Prad floral and gilt-painted vase with all over floral ground scrolling gilt grape leaf handles centering two dif...

Exquisite large contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted on a stunningly shaped porcelain body in beautiful shades of blue and pink to create a trans...