Silver Vases and Vessels

This copper, brass, and silver French Art Deco vase by Claudius Linossier utilizes the dinanderie technique. Using dinanderie, the artist hand-hammers thin sheets of alternating meta...

A fine antique Japanese flower vase. In hand-hammered copper (or possibly a thin-bodied bronze) with applied silver bands to rim, footrim, shaped edge, and with a lotus petal border at the joint of neck and body. Having the usubata form with a wide flared neck and mouth. The 'usubata' vase is a form favored for large scale floral arrangements by the Ikenobo school, the oldest and largest school of Japanese ikebana founded in the 15th century by Buddhist monk Senno Ikenobo. It is believed that the wide and shallow rim of an usubata vase which displays the surface of the water best imitates natural conditions of growth while also contributing to the longevity of an arrangement with the increased surface area of the water better oxygenating the plants. The base retains still retains hand-hammered marks. There is evidence of seams and folds throughout from the construction, and the surface has a cloud-like brown patina throughout. Simply a wonderful Japanese mixed metal vase...

A small English Victorian period glass vanity jar container from the 19th century, with incised silver lid and etched design. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, t...

We encourage, not only being creative and thinking out of the box, but also to repurpose for the environment. This piece previously used as a Tureen is a beautiful Silver Plated for...

William Hutton & Sons. London, Birmingham & Sheffield. circa 1903. An exceptional Art Nouveau silver and vase by William Hutton dated 1...

This is a beautiful scent, cologne or perfume glass bottle with a gold coloured Guilloche enamel and sterling silver topped screw top lid, made in Lond...

Elegant silver vase by Sigurd Persson, in a simplistic design that enhances the delicately hammered surface.

Beautiful set of two vases "Solifleur" Made in Italy by Lino Sabattini of highest craftsmanship. Both Vases are signed ( see pictures) The lower parts are made of shiny transparent ...

Set of 19th century glass bottles recovered of silver. Signed "Cotty" France.

Japanese Koro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Beautiful antique ten sides fluted koro censer, created in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), ci...

Stunning "Cardinale" vase designed by Lino Sabattini, manufactured by Christofle in France around 1950. This eye-catching piece is made of high quality silver plated metal and has...

A France Mid-Century Modern design vase model “Cardinale” in silvered metal designed by Italian artist Lino Sabattini for Christofle France in 1956,...

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1899 by Walker & Hall, this attractive pair of Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Vases, feature chased decoration to the bodies. Each vase measures 7"(18...

A French silvered-bronze athénienne by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, last quarter 19th century with a revolving liner, the frieze applied with bucrania suspending ribbon-tied berried laurel swags above a border of bellflowers on a stippled ground above three seated female sphinxes issuing stylised foliage and scrolls on lion monopodia cast with the mask of Hercules, scrolling foliage and anthemions joined by stretchers, raised on a concave-sided triform marble base on a further thin silvered-bronze base, inscribed to the tripod base 'F. BARBEDIENNE' Measures: 103.3cm. high, 41.5cm. diameter; 3ft. 4 3/8 in, 1ft. 4 1/4. This impressive athénienne is a key reminder of the longevity of a particular model and design’s success from Antiquity through to the 19th century and up until this day. Typically known as the ‘Trépied du Temple d’Isis’, this athénienne is designed after the Roman antique originally found at Pompeii and now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (fig.1). From being for example an inspiration for the baptismal font of Napoléon’s son in 1811, this model was the inspiration to many highly skilled makers throughout the 19thcentury such as the Manfredini brothers from Milan and of course the Parisian well-established bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne who executed the present example. The Temple of Isis was a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis and was among one of the first discoveries during the excavation of Pompeii in 1764. Certainly considered as one of the most elegant examples of antique tripods, the existence of this model was then popularized to the rest of Europe via prints, one of the first being by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1779. This type of tripod was also popularised by an engraving in C. Percier and P. Fontaine’s, Receuil de Décorations Intérieures of 1801. Interestingly, there is also a watercolour now in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, showing this type of tripod displayed at the 1801 Exposition des Produits de L’Industrie in the Louvre. The passion for Greek and Roman Art in the 19th century. The discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum around the middle of the 18th century gave rise to a new passion for Antiquity and the excavated masterpieces renewed the repertoire of fine and decorative arts and served as models for Neoclassicism. Members of the aristocracy as well as connoisseurs, particularly in England, completed their education by undertaking a ‘Grand Tour’ of Italy and often fell victim to the recently unearthed Greek and Roman artefacts...

This centerpiece was made in Milan - Italy, by the prestigious silverware "Argenterie di Milano di Fiorentini" towards the end of the 70s. The fruit, all made and modeled by hand obt...

Crystal vase with silver flower, made in Italy, 90s Purchased in a well-known jewelery shop in my city, it is intact. The silver flower can be removed, as you can see from the attach...

A fine Modernist flower vase. In sterling silver. By the Gorham Manufacturing Company. From the East Wind series. With a globular or spherical body with a fluted opening and tape...

Cylinder-shaped flower vase of Italian manufacture Made of silverplate and Hand-Woven, marked Laras

Legendary astronomer's postulation sets the renaissance in motion. Here, small moons, fixed in their heliocentric orbit, reveal fantastic journeys of the future. "Jupiter" is a re...

Retro modern perfume bottle in sterling silver. Beautiful perfume scent bottle, created in Taxco Mexico back in the 1970. This very decorative b...

Oval vase with cut crystal details accentuated by a sterling silver band at the top. Band is stamped: Made in Germany/ 925 Sterling Silver and has a small maker's stamp (see image 3).

Highly unusual, seemingly to be, one of a kind silver plate epergne by Meriden Britannia Company of Connecticut. No doubt circa 1875 and manufactured to commemorate the launching of "Le Tricolre Balloon" on June 6th, 1874 in France (I have attached image of actual French hot air balloon...

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...

An unusual pair Art Deco silver mounted art nouveau vases decorated in turquoise streaked glazes by James Plant & Sons and dating from the early 20th centu...

Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Neoclassical Vases, In the Louis XVI Style Each vase Hallmarked A rare and exquisite pair of 18th-century Italian Silver Neoclassical Vases, mad...

Extremely decorative Italian vase with hand carved fruit, a Renaissance Revival style polychrome fruits and leaves on silvered center vase standing on stepped squared basement measur...

Acid-etched glass vase enhanced with gold, decorated with leaves and flowers Sterling silver frame decorated with flowers Minerva hallmark 1st title for 950/1000 purity silver Silver...

Dutch 19th century silver and crystal scent or perfume bottles Dutch silver scent perfume bottles, early 19th century with tilt cap and stopper. The bottles are crystal cut, 1 o...

Vase in Etruscan style with handles in silver, completely handmade in Italy in solid 800 silver. The embossing and the chisel reproduce scenes of Etruscan life, tipic from the pre-Ro...

Italian craftsmanship and Venetian artistry. The vase is made of vivid green glass, beautifully enhanced with intricate sterling silver overlay depicting an elaborate Venetian scene....

Delightful solid silver amphora vase with lid from the early Art Nouveau period in Austria around 1900. Artfully handcrafted of 402 gramm of fine silver, it shows a very elegant desi...

Sterlin Silver vase. The smooth body is shaped and slightly hammered The foot follows the shape of the body harmoniously Completely hand made This vase has been studied to have a b...

A stunning example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver decanter is both beautiful and functional. Fabricated in Italy, this proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a s...

Loetz Alvin silver overlay glass vase, circa 1900.

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver scent flask; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique Vict...

An impressive large mythological vase with Bacchus heads. Beautiful antique decorative urn vase, created in Paris France by Ravinet & Cie in...

Large Dominick & Haff aesthetic sterling perfume or flask with dragon fly, a choice example, a tall profusely repoused with florals and leaves. Complete with locking hinged circular ...

Elegant and refined sterling silver vase. Entirely handcrafted and embossed with a torchon motif, the vase has been finely hammered all over the body. The mouth of the vase is shap...

A fine Art Nouveau silver mounted art glass vase. Comprising a Loetz Phaenomen glass body in Candia coloration and an Art Nouveau hand hammered Martel...

Modernist perfume bottle in sterling silver with round azurite detail on top, stamped 925.

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...

Wonderful Art Deco silverplate bud vase with a trio of stylized bird figures at the base by Christofle. Made in France and is marked with the script logo on the side and with hallmar...

Tall partially engraved sterling silver vase with crystal insert. Very practical when used for displaying flowers. It was designed in 1904 by Danish silversmith C. C. Christensen. Fu...

Wilhelm Kåge Argenta vase for Gustavsberg, made in Sweden in the 1940s. This vintage ceramic vase features a deep green glaze and an elegant silver inlaid flower design. A fine examp...

An English crystal and silver toiletry bottle from the early 19th century, with stopper. Born in England during the second decade of the 19th century, this toiletry bottle features a...

Sterling silver vase holder, completely handmade in Florence, Italy in the artisan silversmith workshop of Silver Fashion Silvan, The shape of the body is very rounded, hand-worked w...

Add a touch of historic glamour to a console, kitchen, or office space with this exquisite vintage glass candy jar. Crafted in France circa 1920, this...

Cups in coconut such as this are especially uncommon and rarely appear on the world's art market. This is a very interesting piece for its fine and rich craftmenships metal silver de...

Art Nouveau Classical sterling silver vase. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Baluster on domed foot with scalloped leaf and scroll rim. Twisted fluting with leafing scroll terminal...

Modernist perfume bottle in sterling silver with round malachite detail on top. Stamped 925.

Gorgeus solid silver 800 jug. The body, an hammered ball shape, is embossed in the upper part with grapes and vine leaves. The Bacco mask is embossed in the front. The handle of the ...

A rare and stunning duo: a pair of palatial Christofle & Cie samovars. These exemplify exquisite craftsmanship and unparalleled design, making them a prized and exceptional find. T...

Very fine and rare 19 century French Baccarat attributed engraved crystal vase with with gilded silver mounts.    

English silver plated decorative trumpet vase with gadrooned rim edge & reeded square base on four ball feet. The vase is in good condition. M...

Discover a pinnacle of luxury with this parallelepiped handbag perfume holder, crafted from 925/1000 sterling silver and finished with a screwed cap. This masterpiece features exquis...

Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Ovoid bowl with crimped and quatrefoil mouth. Overlay in form of loose and entwined tendrils and flowerheads. Glass irid...

We are happy to offer you this sterling silver trumpet vase by Dominick and Haff. It has a fluted rim and a beautiful etched design around...

A small English crystal jug from the 19th century, with silver neck and round faceted stopper. Born in England during the 19th century, this lovely petite jug features a circular bod...