Late 19th Century Vases and Vessels

The Helen JA Miles Wedgwood tiled planter from the Midsummer Night's Dream series, c. 1880, showcases the exquisite artistry and craftsmanship associated...

A rare set of four hand painted Japanese porcelain Imari bottle form vases. The vases of square tapering form with classic Imari iron red and cobalt blue ...

An Art Nouveau mermaid vase with a lot of details applied to the vase. Mermaid sitting on a large shell with lizard on the side. It was a pres...

A gorgeous pair of Limoges enamel vases featuring romantic scenes of 18th century lovers in vividly colored dress. It is especially rare to find pairs o...

A fine pair of 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted Sarrancolin marble urns. Marked BF followed by four digit numbers from the workshop's bronze master models Maker: Ma...

In the Aesthetic taste, from Wedgwood, a Victorian Majolica Corn On The Cob Posy Vase, England – circa 1872. A charming piece with gorgeous mold work and glazing, showing a cob of ...

Glazed ceramic vase. France, late 19th century.

A pair of unusual antique stoneware planters depicting stylised tree trunks dating to circa 1880. In a glazed finish, the stoneware displays realistic details to simulate bark creat...

Pair of French 'Latticino' glass vases, circa 1880 Blue and white swirl pattern.

This is a very beautiful, highly decorative Tall Chinese bottle vase with a monochrome or single glaze colour of a fine sapphire-blue, which we date to the late 19th century, Qing period . This Chinese Export vase is well potted on a fairly tall foot, having a globular body, with a long cylindrical stick neck. On close inspection the glaze has a beautiful finely speckled texture, the depth of colour draining from the top rim where it is slightly lighter to a darker shade at the foot where the glaze thickens. The foot rim is well hand cut with an orange coloured iron oxide ring just above the foot rim and below the glaze, where the air hit the porcelain in the kiln. This is a heavy vase weighing about 2.75 Kg unpacked. The blue is a superb shade of dark sapphire / steel /dark sky blue colour. The inner neck area and centre of the base are also glazed. The base carries a hand painted six figure apocryphal Qing Kangxi ( 1662 to 1722) mark but this piece dates to the late 19th Century, in the later part of the Qing Dynasty. These single colour monochrome vases are often small with heights of about 7 or 8 inches but this is a much larger piece measuring well over 14 inches in height. Its elegant form, reminiscent of the traditional Guanyin vases...

Generous sized antique terracotta vessel. Wonderful grey / cream glazed exterior. Four lug handles to each corner of the pot. Would have previously stored estate made wine. Franc...

Pair of porcelain vases, France, late 19th century.

A fine pair of Vienna style porcelain gilt and cobalt-blue ground vases with covers, late 19th century. Each painted with a continuous mythological view, raised on three paw feet abo...

A very decorative pair of late 19th Century Royal Worcester two handle vases, each with delicate hand painted floral decoration and gilded highlights. Signed to the base. Batch 81 G...

Beautiful pair of sky blue sevres style vases, front of the vases depicts Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Joséphine Bonaparte (Empress Joséphine), ...

French 19th Century Louis XVI gilt bronze garnitures mounted on fluted white Carrara marble and black marble bases with ram's head and flame moti...

A fine quality hand painted late 19th Century Vienna porcelain lidded vase on stand. The burgundy ground with classical scenes depicted and gilded highlights. Batch 82 51543. TETSK

A lovely antique French faience Moustiers flower frog vase, circa 1890. Maker's mark on reverse. This beautiful vase is decorated with hand pa...

A Magnificent Pair of Covered Crystal Double Overlay Cranberry Cut-to-Clear Hunting Trophy Vases with applied shell handles and stepped bases, Attributed to Baccarat. These vases are...

This three pieces garniture,,centered by a large jardinieres for flowers isfinely mounted with gilt-bronze mounts. This type of white ground decorative porcelain vases was very popu...

A very fine pair of late 19th century gilt bronze and Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases. Painted scenes of men, women and children in landscape scenes and at leisure surrounded by ...

Wonderfully well preserved, this pair of 19th century French mantel urns were designed to adorn the mantel or buffet, or perhaps console in ...

Meiji period (1868-1912) signed bronze and mixed metal bonsai planter or brush pot, polygon shaped (six sided) decorated with different scenes on each p...

A lovely and most decorative French late 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal vase. This unique vase is raised on a lily pad shaped base supported by three 'C' scrol...

Pair of marble and gilt bronze cassolettes. France, late 19th century.

Very early and rare Burley Winters Vase done in a matte finish of mottled brown and green vellum. A beautifully primitive piece that reflects a time peri...

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...

Decorate a mantel or a console with this elegant pair of antique enamel vases. Created in southern France, the colorful vessel have a long neck on a circular base; each vase features a typical coastal scene on the French Riviera with sailboats at large and rocky cliffs in the foreground. Each vase is signed by the artist Narbon d'Honore. The vases are in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorn soft colors in the beige palette. The vessels are further signed underfoot "Delphin Massier, Vallauris" for additional authentication. The Massier family of Vallauris is recognized for three members producing Majolica in the second half of the 19th century. In 1860, brothers Delphin (1836-1907) and Clement (1844-1917) Massier were joined by cousin Jerome Massier (1850-1916) and began producing a style of ceramic bridging between traditional Victorian Majolica and Art Nouveau pottery. The Massier’s mastered the copper oxide flambé technique for glazing, thereby introducing an intensely vibrant color palette including red, green and blue hues not previously seen with English Majolica. Important in the Massier production were a series of large naturalistic modeled figural roosters, hens and other birds. Vases and wall pockets styled as orchids, intensely colored irises and sunflowers are among the most common Massier styles. A variety of humorous pieces bearing frogs and songbirds are popular among collectors. Most Massier Majolica bears...

This is a large antique carboy. An English, glass storage jar or terrarium, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Generously sized with char...

A magnificent pair of Egyptian Porphyry and ormolu brule parfumes after Gouthiere, French Louis XVI/ neoclassical design circa 1870, after Pierre Gou...

19th Century Pair Of French Faience Cache Pots Desvres , hand painted with flowers on one side and coat of arms on the other side.

Escalier de Cristal 1808-1829 The beginnings: crystal and gilded bronze Marie Jeanne Rosalie Désarnaud (1775 -1842) opened her shop around 1808 in th...

Baluster vase on a stepped base ring, bulbous body with a short neck and flared mouth rim, colorless glass with flaky green powder inclusions in the lower area and rusty brown in the...

Chinese Famille Rose vases, very similar / near pair, note different foo lion mask handles (one gilt, one orange) and slight height difference, orange, pink, and green color palette ...

These beautiful table lamps are by Théodore deck, one of the most important ceramicists of the 19th Century, and Gagneau Frères, a leading bronzier. Deck was the director of a prestigious faience workshop which was based in France. He was well known for his high-quality ceramic wares, which were often designed in Islamic and Chinese styles. The lamps are designed in a Persian manner. Each lamp is fitted with a gilt bronze light fixture, signed Gagneau Frères. The lamps' bodies are crafted from faience (tin-glazed earthenware) and feature cylindrical necks and bulbous lower bodies. These bodies are decorated with stylized flowers, leafy vines, and Persian script...

A wonderful late 19th century Chinese Cantonese (Rose Medallion) lidded vase, having bold classical colors, figural handles on either side and to the lids, inset hand painted panels ...

French bronze centerpiece raised on three legs ended with animal heads. France, circa 1880.    

The model of these Etruscan Amphoras has been exposed at the 1878 Paris Universal Exhibition. Each with a waisted neck raised with bearded satyr ma...

With its exquisite paintings of putti playing sports in Arcadian landscapes, this ‘bleu celeste’ garniture demonstrates the exceptional beauty and high-quality craftsmanship of Sevre...

Pair 19th Century Hand-Painted Chinese Vases are stunning works of art, rendered on fine Kaolin clay and illustrative of the mastery of the art attained by master artisans with hundr...

A very fine and rare 19th century Royal Vienna Austrian vase. Palatial in size with the finest details . A hand painted classical scene signed Wagn...

Pair of wood and bronze planters. France, late 19th century.

Pair of decorative ewers in bronze with two patinas in the Renaissance taste. The handles are in the form of busts of nude women wearing diadems emerging from acanthus leaves and end...

Bernson was a renowned self-taught artist from Santa Barbara. Celebrated for his burled and gnarled wood decorative pieces, one of his ornaments hung from the White House Christmas t...

A very fine pair of late 19th century porcelain painted vases by Royal Vienna, with their superbly painted Kaufmann scenes in a deep red and green ground, they display the hallmarks ...

A Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI Style Figural Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli three piece garniture set of exquisite craftsmanship featuring a central figural clock and a pair of candelabras. The central superb gilt bronze clock is embellished with two cherubic gilt bronze figures, large gilt bronze...

An eye catching late 19th century antique French rouge marble floor or mantel vase. Features a traditional urn shape with bronze mouth accented by ornate lion head mounted handles. L...

French Majolica vase with leaves and berries, circa 1880.   

Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Item: Mould blown, wide bowl on a stand ring, eightfold ribbed, outwardly curved wall with humped protuberances, tamed by a smooth, slightly outward...

Austria glass vase with Vienna coat of arms around 1890, rare, hand painted, good original condition.  

Small Palissy trunk vase with a colored snake around the vase attributed to the School of Paris, circa 1880. The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois ...

Bring colors to your mantel with this pair of antique Majolica vases with fruit motifs. Crafted in Southern France, circa 1880, this ceramic composition is a Classic example of barbo...

A lovely pair of signed Val Saint Lambert handblown amethyst crystal vases overlaid with a gilded bronze-patina; the body is decorated with a high relief depicting Irises decorated in a pure Art Nouveau...

A Jugendstil Style amphora from Rudolstadt, Thuringia hailing from the Triebner Ens Manufacture and the artist Karl Ens Volkstedt. A vase decorated with an iris flower form neck an...

With berries and foliage in high relief. Signed D. Simon.

A magnificent large French XV rococo style patinated and gilt bronze urn. The fluted body of the urn, (almost ewer shaped) is of patinated bronze, the flutes inset at the top and bot...

Very large Art Nouveau brass jardinière A very large piece, big enough for the Christmas tree and a great looker The pot id oval and is made in bras...

What an incredible work of art! The hand blown apple green crystal vase is completely hand painted with polychrome enamels surrounding the entire body. The subject is detailed and ex...

Enameled in a bright palette with birds perched on branches and fences, with lion mask handles. The base with an apocryphal Saint Cloud mark.

A large antique Japanese Meiji period enamel vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow neck. The vase is enameled with a polychrome image of butterflies made in the Cloi...