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Material: Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Pot-Pourri Vase, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Meissen porcelain pot-pourri vase, Germany, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Amy Vase
Located in Paris, FR
Vase Amy all in porcelain, hand-glazed and sculpted. Porcelain with a mineral finishing.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Amy Vase
Amy Vase
$1,172 / item
A Large Pair of 19th Century Meji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
Matching Large Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases. 1880 Meiji period. Introducing an exquisite pair of Japanese Imari porcelain vases from the Meiji period, circa 1880. Standing tall at...
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19th Century Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Gold

Pair Of Decorative Chinese Porcelain Cache Pots
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Glazed in brown and white, the cache pots are in the style of 19th century English transferware vessels. There are matching medallions on each side with river landscapes with boats a...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Porcelain Wide Mouth Vase, Western Germany, 1960s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Germany Wide mouthed vase in white porcelain, ribbed rim, hand painted with fine thin gold lines. Very good used condition. Dimensions: Height 17 cm [6 ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Limoges Porcelain Boulle Vase by Charles Tharaud, Art Deco Period, 1930.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Limoges porcelain boulle vase by Charles Tharaud, Art Deco period, 1930. Art Deco period Limoges porcelain boulle vase by Charles Tharaud, painted and gilded porcelain, 1930. H:29cm...
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20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Very Large French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large French Sèvres style porcelain and ormolu vases French, Late 19th Century Height 151cm, width 45cm, depth 39cm Executed in the style of Sèvres, one of the bes...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Antique Chinese Export Vase Canton Rose Medallion Porcelain, Qing circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese export, Canton porcelain, rose medallion Vase which we date to the 19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1840. The vase has a baluster shape with a f...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair Chinese 19th Century Blue and White lidded vases.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th Century Chinese Blue and White lidded vases, Foo dog finials to the lids, wonderful hand painted scenes of mountains, lakes and pagoda buildings, boa...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

An Exceptional Berlin KPM Iridescent Jeweled Porcelain Vase "The Spring Dance"
Located in Queens, NY
An Exceptional Berlin KPM (Vienna Style) Iridescent Jeweled Porcelain Vase: "The Spring Dance" A breathtaking example of Berlin KPM porcelain artistry, this hand-painted vase, titled "The Spring Dance" (Frühlingsreigen), captures the whimsy and elegance of late 19th to early 20th-century design. Bearing the distinguished blue sceptre mark, iron-red beehive mark, pattern number 8342, and impressed AB2, this masterpiece is signed by the celebrated artist Wagner...
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19th Century German Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Fleurs Des Siècles Enamel Flower Bouquet by Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial style arrangement of enamel flowers, "Fleurs Des Siecles" By Jane Hutcheson for Gotham Portugal, Circa 1970s Enamel flowers, in a porcelain container...
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1970s Portuguese French Provincial Vintage Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Enamel

Nested Petals - Olive Green Gradient
Located in Dunedin, NZ
The Nested Petals consist of three exquisite vessels that can be showcased individually or grouped together, radiating an aura of timeless elegance wherever they are placed. Crafted ...
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2010s New Zealand Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Vintage Early 19th Century Sevres Napoleanic Covered Palace Size Urn
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage palace size Sevres porcelain covered urn is elaborately hand painted with a historical scene of Napoleon on horseback on the battlefield with his troops. The artist, Desprez painted this colorful detailed painting surrounding the entire body of this huge urn...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Blue & Brown Floral Porcelain Mantel Vase Urn 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century porcelain vase / urn by Maitland Smith. Features round panels of chinoiserie floral designs, framed in a background of speckled brown and a pattern of spirals aroun...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Blue and White Porcelain Planter Cachepot from Estee Lauder
Located in New York, NY
A blue and white porcelain planter cachepot jardinière from Estee Lauder Co., late-20th century, 1979. Porcelain cachepot has blue flowers with touches for red burgundy, pink, and or...
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Late 20th Century Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Art Japanese Vase Arita by Fujii Shumei, Winter Landscape, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and unusual piece. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii’s specialty is the technique of drawing a mountain by si...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese blue and white jardiniere, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th Century Chinese Blue and White porcelain jardiniere, have bold colouring with classical motif decoration to the boarders, and chrysanthemum and leaf decoration wit...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Samuel Alcock Writing Desk Set Coalbrookdale Porcelain Encrusted Flowers, ca1830
Located in London, GB
A complete writing desk set in the Coalbrookdale style with lavishly encrusted flowers, consisting of a tray, an inkwell with inner liner and double cover, a pen holder, and a blot h...
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1830s English Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Maitland Smith Chinoiserie Porcelain Celadon Lidded Whatnot Trinket Dish
Located in Dayton, OH
Maitland Smith round lidded trinket dish / box with a factory distressed pale celadon green glaze, topped with a bronze pineapple shaped finial. Dimensions: 10.25" x 9" (Diameter x...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Chinese Turquoise Enamel Hand Painted Porcelain Ovoid Lidded Ginger Jar
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vibrant vintage Chinese hand-painted, ovoid form porcelain lidded ginger jar, circa 1960-70s. The jar displays prominent, bright coral phoenix birds against a turquoise background su...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Enamel

Vintage Famille Rose Chinese Ginger Jar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with colorful flowers and dragon motif. Truly exceptional detail and coloration.
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20th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Imari Porcelain Ceramic Fluted Vase Edo Period Japan
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely Japanese Edo Period (1603-1867) Imari Porcelain Vase in a European form. Created with a vertical scalloped surface, hand painted and hand thrown . Decorated with a medallion i...
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1850s Japanese Edo Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery

Pair Late 19th Century Black Porcelain Neoclassical Vases
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this pair of tall black porcelain vases dates from approximately 1880s. Decorated with gilt and classical Greek or Roman figures...
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Rare Pair of Emile Galle Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Limoges Enamel Portrait Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare pair of Emile Galle cobalt blue porcelain and Limoges enamel portrait vases. France, late 19th century. Elaborately gilded to a deep cobalt ground with gilt highlights thro...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Enamel

Josef Ekberg, Gustavsberg Of Sweden, Shaped Lustre Vase With Hand Applied Gilt
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A super little vase glazed with an intriguing sea green lustre and hand decorated with gilt decoration by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden Wonderful Ekberg craftsmanship Signed a...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Monumental Asian Palace Jars with Foo Dog Finials and Ebonized Stands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressively large intricately painted porcelain lidded urns having striking black background and decorated with cranes, birds, and other flowers. Foo dog finials adorn the lids. La...
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1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres-style Porcelain Vases with Pedestals
Located in London, GB
Pair of large gilt-bronze mounted Sèvres-style porcelain vases with pedestals French, Early 20th century Measures: Vases: height 141cm, width 60cm, depth 44cm Stands: height 66cm,...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Antique Dresden Potschappel Porcelain Flower Encrusted Bottle Neck Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Dresden porcelain vase. By Thieme Potschappel. Decorated throughout with encrusted porcelain flowers and painted scenes. One side of the bottle is painted with flowers, the other with a scene of 3 children in colonial/medieval garb. With gilt highlights. Simply a lovely porcelain vase! Date: 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. Condition Details: There are typical losses to the flowers & foliage. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. Marks: Marked to the base with a Thieme...
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20th Century German Rococo Porcelain Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Very Rare Ming Dynasty Porcelain Ewer with Ottoman Gem-Set Tombak Mounts
Located in London, GB
Very rare Ming dynasty porcelain ewer with ottoman gem-set tombak mounts Chinese and Turkish, 16th/17th century Measures: Tombak: height 20cm,...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Multi-gemstone, Brass

Pair of 'Pate Sur Pate' Porcelain Vases
Located in Basildon, GB
Pair of French 'Pate Sur Pate' Porcelain Vases, in cobalt blue with raised brilliant white flower and birds décor, approx 17" inches high.
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Early 20th Century French Porcelain Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Large Russian Nicholas I Period Porcelain Vase Imperial Porcelain Factory
Located in London, GB
Large Russian Nicholas I Period Porcelain Vase Imperial Porcelain Factory Russian, c. 1830 Height 78cm, width 34cm, depth 30cm This outstanding antique vase, created around 1830 by ...
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Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jars
Located in Dallas, TX
Pretty pair of early 20th century Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars. Featuring floral images and birds. A lovely accessory!!
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Early 20th Century Asian Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Green and Gold Porcelain Vases with Foliage Scrollwork
Located in Yonkers, NY
Richly detailed and visually striking, this pair of porcelain vases blends classical opulence with clean, sculptural form. Each vase is finished in a deep emerald green glaze and ado...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Blue and White Worcester Porcelain Vases England Aesthetic Period Circa 1870
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement 'Japonism' vases dates to circa 1870. They are square and intricately decorated in blue with cranes beneath towering bamboo. The blue ...
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Antique Bronze Mounted Paris Porcelain Vase or Urn with a Platinum Ground
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French bronze mounted porcelain vase. The body in a deep pink with gilding to the rim and foot rim, a Rococo gilt patterns framing the central cartouche, and a centra...
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19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Chinese porcelain covered storage jar, c. 1870
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese porcelain covered storage jar with fine delineated auspicious motifs in polychrome colors on a brilliant green ground. Tongzhi reign (1856-1875) chop on the under foot. Chin...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Chinese Black Nature Scene Motif Lidded Vases
Located in Queens, NY
"4 Chinese similar black porcelain vases painted with natural scenes depicting ducks amid florals and lily pads and geometric patterned bands at the tops and bases with finial-topped...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover vintage charm with this Chinese porcelain ginger jar in classic blue and white. Ideal for collectors and elegant home decor. We sell items as acquired, without restoring ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of English Porcelain Aesthetic Movement Vases, Royal Worcester, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Ivory ground vases with Japanese style faux bronze storks, bamboo and blossoms.
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1880s English Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Vases, c. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of porcelain Famille Verte vases, made in China in the 1900's. Each vase is a canvas of intricate and traditional Chinese depictions. The Famille Verte style, characterized by i...
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With neoclassical decoration. Impressed Wedgwood.
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1840s English Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

7" Rosenthal Studio-Linie Wolf Bauer White Porcelain Mid Century Floral Vase
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is an absolutely lovely, 7 1/4 inch tall and 3.5 inch round vase designed by Wolf Bauer and made by Rosenthal for their Studio-Linie, vase with a fantastic mid century stylized ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Large Blue and White Porcelain Jars, Japanese Meiji Era, Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
This splendid pair of large 20" tall jars presents a lyrical garden scene hand-painted in underglaze cobalt blue on creamy white porcelain. Each jar features a songbird perched amid ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Large Imari Porcelain Vases, Japan, Late 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine pair of Imari porcelain vases, of tapering form with flared top. Decorated with polychrome birds and flowers on white background. The body is painted with shaped panels o...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hand-painted Ceramic 'Spezie' Jar, Italy 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded porcelain jar with an amazing hand-painted pattern. From the series 'Spezie' (Spices). Designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti in Milano, Italy. Early production...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Sèvres-Inspired Cobalt Blue and Gold Porcelain Vases, Scrolling Foliage
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Sèvres-inspired cobalt blue and gold porcelain vases, adorned with intricate scrolling foliage and arabesque motifs. These vases echo the refined elegance of 18th-century F...
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Late 20th Century Rococo Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Sevres Style Pair Of Gilt Cobalt Blue Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Pair of Gilt Cobalt Blue Urns. Both Urns depict a cobalt blue background that is decorated in the center with a hand painted country side landscape ...
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18th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Mid-Century Tapio Wirkkala “Paper Bag" Vase For Rosenthal, Germany c.1970s
Located in London, GB
For sale the iconic “Bag Vase”, designed by the great Finnish glassmaker, industrial designer and artist, Tapio Wirkkala, circa 1977, for Rosenthal’s Studio Line "DO NOT LITTER" rang...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Bavaria Rosenthal White Bisque Flower Vase 2D Forrest Royal Porcelain Germany
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal Bavaria white Bisque handmade German Royal Porcelain Op Art Relief Decor Flower Vase. White bisque porcelain vase...
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of LARGE Chinese Palace Size Oxblood Colored Urns 47" H
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pair of palace sized Chinese oxblood / Sang de Boeuf colored lidded urns. Lids have foo dog finial tops. Marked on the bottom. I believe they're 20th Ct but not entirely sure. 47" H ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Classical 19th Century French Majolica porcelain and ormolu urn.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French cobalt and turquoise blue majolica porcelain urn, with wonderful gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts of putti holding garlands of flowers, amon...
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Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th century Rococo Revival Vases - Jacob Petit (1796-1868)
Located in DELFT, NL
Jacob Petit (1796–1868) Pair of 19th-Century Rococo Revival Porcelain Vases This pair of mid-19th-century porcelain vases was produced by the French porcelain manufacturer Jacob Pet...
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19th Century European Rococo Revival Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Volume 1 Vase by Milan Pekař
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume 1 vase by Milan Pekar Dimensions: D11 x H15 cm Materials: Glaze, porcelain Handmade in the Czech Republic. Also available: Different colors and patterns Established own st...
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2010s Czech Modern Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Rare Pair French Empire Rhyton-Form Cornucopia Biscuit and Gilt Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Early Empire period French Rhyton-Form Cornucopia Biscuit and Gilt Porcelain Vases with Boar’s heads. These vases are modeled in the form of rhyton-style cornucopias, featu...
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1810s French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Royal Worcester Pair Porcelain Ewer Shape Vases with Painted Ladies
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
landscape scenes with ladies and dated 1897. These very finely and lightly made vases stand raised on a square pedestal base with egg shaped bodies with narrow necks and large pourin...
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1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

1930s Dahl Jensen White, Blue Cracklé Glaze Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish art nouveau white and bright blue crackle glaze porcelain vase with intricate golden, burgundy, black and blue decorative band around the belly. Produced by Dahl Jensen in th...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain, Ceramic

KPM Berlin Adonis Porcelain Vase Siegmund Schütz
Located in Vienna, AT
Porcelain vase "Adonis" white porcelain with glossy glaze, designed by Siegmund Schütz in 1956.
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1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Blue and White Chinese Lidded Jar with Dragon and Foo Dog Finial
Located in Yonkers, NY
A striking blue and white Chinese porcelain jar featuring a hand-painted four-clawed dragon in underglaze cobalt blue, coiling in pursuit of a flaming pearl among stylized clouds and...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Fabulous pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jars, Early 1800s
Located in New York, NY
Presenting an exquisite duo of antique ginger jars, dating back to the year 1810. These captivating pieces showcase the renowned Famille Rose porce...
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1810s Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Wedgwood First Edition Portland Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary First Edition Wedgwood rendering of the legendary Portland Vase is one of the rarest masterpieces of Josiah Wedgwood, the most important ceramics manufacturer of the 18th century. A tour de force of ceramic art, the Portland Vase First Editions are regarded as one of the greatest ceramic accomplishments of the 18th century, and they are a testament to the superior skill of Josiah Wedgwood, his extraordinary ambition and his tireless dedication to perfection. One of the very few First Editions still in private hands, this exceptional Wedgwood Portland Vase is one of the most important works of ceramics on the market. The story of Wedgwood and the Portland Vase is legendary. The original Portland Vase is the ancient world's most famous decorative arts masterpiece—a cameo glass vase dating to circa 25 CE with a frieze representing the myth of Peleus and Thetis, initially thought to be carved from stone. When it was first rediscovered around 1582, it captivated the world with its opaque white cameo figures over its rich blue background. After the vase was excavated it was owned by Cardinal Barberini, whose family later sold it to the Duke of Hamilton who eventually sold it to the Duchess of Portland, from whom the famed vase now takes its name. The famed British sculptor John Flaxman was likely the first to have brought the vase to Wedgwood’s attention. In a letter dated February 5, 1784, he wrote: “I wish you may soon come to town to see William Hamilton’s vase, it is the finest production of Art that has been brought to England and seems to be the very apex of perfection to which you are endeavouring to bring your bisque and jasper…” Indeed, the Portland Vase is a masterpiece of cameo-cutting, with a stunning frieze of opaque white cameo glass over its translucent deep blue form. Its beauty and translucence would inspire Wedgwood to undertake his years-long endeavor to precisely replicate the original in porcelain. Upon closer examination, Wedgwood realized the vase was not made of stone or earthenware, but of cameo glass—a technique so advanced it remains the masterpiece of cameo-cutting. Today, the vase is housed in the British Museum, where it is the second most viewed antiquity, only after the Rosetta Stone. It then took Wedgwood several painstaking years to craft his unparalleled copy of the vase, during which he perfected the jasperware technique that would become his crowning achievement. To this day, the renowned porcelain firm regards the vase as its most momentous triumph, so much so that the vessel’s silhouette is incorporated into the Wedgwood logo. The four years it took Wedgwood to complete his vase were not without tribulations. From the start, Wedgwood encountered numerous problems with his copies, from cracking and blistering to the difficulty of replicating the translucent effects of the original. The first acceptable copy was produced in October 1789 and sent to Wedgwood’s physician and friend Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin. Wedgwood presented another copy to Queen Charlotte in May 1790 and afterward organized a private exhibition of the vase at the Portland House in London. The viewing proved so popular that Wedgwood was forced to restrict the show to 1,900 visitors. Much of London wished to see Wedgwood’s greatest major achievement. Perhaps the highest praise of Wedgwood’s copy came from the famed artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, the founder of the British Royal Academy: “I can venture to declare it a correct and faithful imitation, both in regard to the general effect, and the most minute detail of the part.” Over the next few years, Wedgwood's oven records listed 43 First Edition copies of the Portland Vase produced between 1791 and 1796, 11 of which were broken during the firing process. In all, it is believed around 30 First Edition vases were completed, though an unknown number of these were somewhat damaged—one of these imperfect examples is currently held by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The perfect examples such as ours have found their way into the most important museum collections in the world. The British Museum (London), Art Institute of Chicago, Birmingham Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) and the Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, UK), among others, all hold one of these highly coveted vases in their collections. In terms of technical achievement, the First Edition Portland Vases...
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18th Century English Classical Roman Antique Porcelain Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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