French Vases and Vessels

Pair of 1920s French royal blue porcelain vases with bronze mounts and marked Sevres. Measurements: Height 16.5".   

A delightful French luxury pair of antique oversized Ormolu perfume bottles in excellent condition, of the Hollywood Regency period. Extensive Ar...

Created and signed by Raymond Winnowski in Biot, France. This artist is know as one of the masters of creative glass blowing, creating bubbles captured in glass. This piece is in per...

Pat and Jo Rowland Unique ceramic piece realised circa 1970 20th century design White and blue stoneware ceramic glazes colors Signed at the base Original perfect cond...

1950's moulded glass vase. 1950s moulded glass vase. h: 22cm, d: 13cm

A Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Iridescent Vases Each of elongated baluster form, finely painted romantic scene , the reverse a river scene with a castle in ...

Paris Porcelain floral wedding urn. Wedding tureen Paris Porcelain gilt painted lidded and handled covered presentation dish with soldier mask handles, Pegasus finial and all gilt ba...

original large Vannes crystal vase.

This exceptional 19th-century French tole peinte cachepot is a masterful example of neoclassical decorative art, showcasing the elegance and sophistication associated with French des...

A Fine Quality Pair of Very Large French Ormolu-Mounted Cut Crystal Vases Origin: French Date: Early 20th century Dimension: 28 in. x 17 1/2 in.

Cylindrical little vase with in thick translucent glass, geometric decoration of vertical friezes with decreasing triangular patterns engraved with acid. Signature of the artist's mo...

The beautiful set by Esdeve - Sarreguemines features a lovely pink French Majolica dresser mantel clock and a matching pair of pink floral garniture vases. It features an Art Nouveau...

A beautiful 19th century Chinese Export porcelain urn with striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu mounts. The urn is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with concave c...

A striking and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Alabastro Fiorito and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square base below the circular mottled socle pe...

Ceramic Plate Aegitna Vallauris. Manufactured in France, circa 1960. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Ce...

French Cobalt Orange Pharmacy Bottles. Decotatives Bottles. Set of 3. One of the caps does not come off the bottle.

A pretty 19th century Majolica cache pot, decorated in shades of green and brown, and featuring the vivid colouration, whimsical shapes and high-relief sculpture typical of the style...

This magnificent Mid-Century Modern vase was designed and made in France by the worldwide famous crystal maker, Baccarat at the end of the 20th Century. It features a subtly tapered ...

A French Majolica cachepot or jardinière from the 19th century, with Born in France during the politically dynamic 19th century, this charming cachepot features an blue colored inter...

An oversized French iron planter from the early 20th century, with scrollwork and liner. Created in France at the Turn of the Century, this large planter captures our attention with ...

A fine pair of Sèvres-style napoleonic gilt bronze mounted cobalt-blue ground porcelain vases. Signed by the artist 'H. Desprez Sevres'. Each vase is of inverted ovoid form finely painted all-over with Napoleonic battle...

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...

Beautiful Le Verre Français oblong "Chicory" vase, France 1920s. Signed with the tricolour blue, white and red "berlingot". Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 28 x 13.5 Very good conditi...

Pair of Royal Worcester Transitional Neoclassical style vases, England, 1901. Date marked with green backs-tamp with five dots to the left and right. 'Leadless Glaze- English Registry Mark' Each vase shape #2129, with stylized plume top, fitted with twin gilt handles, hand-painted with delicate alternating vertical floral and laurels. Raised on circular acanthus pedestal...

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...

This 1900s French green wine balloon glass, known as a 'Dame-Jeanne', is a vintage treasure with a story to tell. Originally used for transporting and ...

A very impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royal marble and ormolu urn. Raised on a marble base with canted corners and ormolu moulded band. The urn rests on four ormo...

Art deco - Planter or jardinière Large 20th century art deco ceramic planter or vase Borwn and black ceramic glazes colors Original perfect condition Very large stoneware ceram...

Unique, signed and dated. The great diversity and originality of Girel’s work is the result of his wholly unique approach. His techniques are not found in any ceramics textbook, b...

Midcentury ceramic vase by Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit. Classic cylindrical vase in Pouchain's signature cloudy glaze style. Pouchain uses a contemporary motif on the body o...

A large terracotta olive jar with a lovely worn, painted finish. Because of its grand scale, the piece is really more of a decorative piece that can fill a corner or add architectur...

A wonderful French Art Deco dinanderie vase in brass with silver metal incrustation. The brass body is cut where the silver design will be laid into the champleve sections and then s...

René Lalique: “Monnaie du Pape” vase in pressed molded white glass enhanced with an indigo blue patina. Model created in 1914 and discontinued in 1937. Molded signature on the back...

Black ceramic vase by Georges Jouve, signed, France, 1950's

Elegant Large Cut Crystal Decanter with Silver Mounting This exquisite large cut crystal decanter with silver mounting exudes luxury and sophistication. The finely cut details reflec...

Pair of fine quality bronze-mounted Sèvres style porcelain champlevé enamel vases. The hand painted medallions depicting cherubs and floral motifs surrounded by raised gilt enamel. T...

Finely carved. Bronze mounted. Signed by maker. Paris rose marble.

Ceramic vase / bottle by Jacques & Dani Ruelland, France, 1960s Orange/yellow enamel.

Art Vannes, France. Art glass vase in crystal. Art Deco. Clear glass. Handmade. 1930s/40s. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: H 15.0 cm. x D 13.8 cm.

A pair of tin-glazed polychrome covered vases with foo dog finials, each topped with whimsical blue and white animal finials. The hand painted decoration wraps around in bright cobal...

Superb French Art Nouveau ceramic with floral motifs. Léon Elchinger (1871–1942) was an Alsatian ceramic artist from Soufflenheim. Trained in Germany and France, he developed an orig...

Baluster-shaped vase, on a round base offset by a nodus, with gently curved, slender walls, slight constriction at the neck with flared rim, colorless glass with flaky yellow-orange,...

Gustave Tiffoche Brown stoneware ceramic vase by french artist Unique piece Signed under the base Original perfect condition Height 25 cm Large 12 cm.

A Nice Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and French Crystal Lamps Fine cut crystal bodies with bronze mounts standing on lion paw feet. Deta...

pair of gilt bronze jam pots, cut crystal bowls, Empire period design by Thomire

French Majolica oval jardiniere attributed to Delphin Massier, circa 1890. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incre...

This large antique olive oil jar was crafted in Biot, Provence, circa 1780. Made from blond clay and shaped in the traditional rounded form char...

Josette Miquel Original abstract stoneware ceramic vase Blue and yellow abstract ceramic glazes colors Signed under the base Original perfec...

Large stoneware ceramic vase or bottle. Elegant brown and black stoneware ceramic glaze colors. Original perfect condition Mid-20th century handmade production, realised cir...

Vase Sign: Muller Freres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family wh...

Giant, large Miss Dior perfume bottle, XXth century. Giant Miss Dior perfume bottle, XXth century, without perfume. H: 19cm, W: 17,5cm, D: 10cm

French Art Deco Turquoise Vase Lachenal. Height / 8,3 inches.

Vase "Mandragon" made in clear crystal by Marc Lalique in 1950s. Stamped signature. Perfect condition. Very nice and impressive model. Height : 25 cm Diameter : 29 cm

Vase "Surcouf" decorated with four leaves made in crystal by Marc Lalique in 1950s. Stamped signature. Perfect condition. Very nnice model. Height: 27.5cm

This is a spectacular vase in teh decadent style of Art Nouveau. The gorgeous naturalistic cast maidens are beautifully depicted on each side and the gold dore' finish is entirely or...

Steen Kepp - La Borne Stoneware ceramic vase, woodfiring ceramic Original perfect condition Height 19 cm Large 12 cm.

A gorgeous antique early 20th-Century hand-hammered petite French copper planter or hanging basket with a swing handle and a lovely patina. Perfe...

From a chateau in France, these are known as 'bouquets' fashioned after 17th century Baroque style. These "corbeilles" of potted flowers and fruits remain blooming and ripe through a...

A Pair of French Hand-Cut White Opaline Crystal Pedestal Vases from the 2nd half of 1800s, Attributed to Baccarat. With their translucent porcelain-like appearance these vases consi...

A large and finely cast neo-grec gilt and patinated bronze jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE'. This rare Jardinière or ...