Baroque Vases and Vessels

A cylindrical vase hand-built in raw white stoneware, its matte, slightly gritty surface contrasting with the smooth, creamy ash glaze lining the interior. The piece is defined by it...

A cylindrical vase hand-built in raw white chamotte stoneware, its grainy, porous surface left exposed beneath a black volcanic glaze applied in precise vertical stripes. The cratere...

With rectangular form frame and finely carved acanthus leaf. Original liner is tin. Provenience from Aristocratic family of Tuscany.

Italian woodcarving with faience column, 19th century. Decoration in relief: "Head of Christ with crown of thorns" and marbled in blue. Height: (total) 131 cm. Good condition.

Gorgeous vase of lightly gray crystal glass, made with masterful skill by master glassblowers of past centuries, decorated with 3 round medallions of various garden flowers. Signed a...

Elegant pair of ormolu-mounted brèche violette marble covered urns. Each of baluster shape. The dome cover with foliate ribbon finial with cast mounts handles and berry swags above a...

PAIR OF JARS Austrian, circa 1863. Ceramic with unglazed polychrome relief decoration depicting felines and floral motifs. Dated on the base. Minor defects. Dimensions: Height: 43 c...

Double snake-handled vase in baluster form on mounted funnel-shaped base, handles raised at the sides in the form of coiled snake pairs, white ground, extensive cobalt-blue backgroun...

Very large double snake handle vase in baluster form on a mounted funnel-shaped stand, handles in the form of coiled snake pairs raised on the side, white and cobalt blue base, fine ...

Highly decorated polychrome Delft knob vases by Royal Tichelaar, Friesland, the Netherlands. Bring timeless European charm to your space with this beautiful pair knob vases with an o...

A striking pair of hand carved alabaster urns featuring the face of Mercury, sinuous foliate arms, rims of acanthus leaves, on a stepped base.

Caltagirone ceramic amphora with satyr mask, mid-19th century.

Extraordinary, monumental 6' tall brass scale of Italian Origin, ca. 1700. The Baluster-form stem ending in a tripod base and having a cast brass finial featuring St, George slaying...

This vase embodies a raw, punk sensibility translated into refined stoneware craftsmanship. The cylindrical body is hand-built in glazed stoneware, its surface treated with a drawn, ...

Antique Boch Belgium Delft Vase converted in its early days into a Clock . An unique striking and decorative antique Delft vase clock in the traditional blue and white palette, richly painted in the early Chinese Kangxi style. The decoration features elegant Chinese figures, birds, floral motifs, and numerous auspicious symbols, reflecting the strong influence of Chinese export porcelain on Dutch Delftware. The figural scene is particularly evocative of the celebrated Chinese drama Romance of the Western Chamber (Xixiangji), written by Wang Shifu during the Yuan Dynasty. The lively composition, combined with the intricate ornamental details, creates a captivating display piece that exemplifies the artistic exchange between East and West. The vase is of attractive octagonal form and is surmounted by a matching cover crowned with a finely modelled Foo dog finial. Dimensions Height (including cover): 19.7 in - 50 cm Diameter: 10.2in - 26 cm Note: The vases displayed are just for an impression and not included in the sale. Condition The clock movement is currently in working condition and is supplied with its winding key. As is common with antique clocks, a professional inspection and adjustment by a clockmaker is recommended after shipping, as transport may affect the movement and a revision may be required. An impressive decorative and collectible Delft clock...

Mid 20th century English silver hanging label for a brandy bottle or decanter. Shown with the head of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of the grape-harvest, wine making...

Antique English Pewter Tankards, 18th century. Set of 4. Highly decorative set of four English jugs or tankards with perfect authentic pewter color and se...

Old tinaja of Calanda (Teruel), Spain. Made of clay with handcrafted semi circular handmade ribbed around the vase This "tinaja" it´s very special for its measurements and irregula...

This exquisite silvered bronze centerpiece or planter, attributed to renowned French metalworker Victor Saglier, is a testament to 19th-century French decorative art. The centerpiece...

20th century handmade two handled vase, Spain This impressive late 20th century terracotta water jar was found in Sevilla, Spain. In excellent condition and great character, featuring the Classic "wavy line" design of particularly Fine pottery...

A rare and collectible example of Dutch Delftware craftsmanship, this tobacconist jar bears the inscription "St. Omer" within an ornate cobalt-blue cartouche framed by Baroque scroll...

A fine pair of 19th century Italian carved wood urns, beautifully decorated in a striking polychrome finish. The bodies feature a rich faux-marble paint in shades of deep green, acce...

Pair of Italian bronze urns with flame finials. Possibly made originally for and altar, these unusual urns will always keep the fire burning! G...

19th Century Italian Faience Floral Decorated Apothecary Jars. Each with applied floral finials. both with latin inscription depicting the type of medicine contained in each jar. One...

Very large urn-shaped vase with a lid; a bulging, tapered body standing on a flush stand with a straight, superimposed neck; a hemispherically domed insert lid with a pointed, gilded...

19th Century Italian Porte Palma Altar Urn. Original brass ornate altar urn used as palm holder in the early 19th century ...

This is a terracotta olive jar from central Spain. It has a wonderful aged patina with chalky painted finish. It makes a great statement as a sculpture in a room on a pedestal, alone...

A fine Dutch Delft pottery beaker form vase. By Pieter Adriaensz Kocx of De Grieksche A. With a white ground and decorated with floral motifs in reds, blues, and greens and with gi...

1890 Terracotta Amphora Vase or Jar with handle with metal support

This indigo blue and gold porcelain amphora, showcases the refined craftsmanship of Retier, from the 20th century. Standing at an impressive 63 cm tall, it features a rich cobalt gl...

This is a Talavera Majolica large amphora/ urn vase. It is hand painted in the belly with a scene of a country background with a musketeer riding a horse in one side and a country ch...

Before describing the object under consideration, we must make an important clarification; the artifact, one of many that we will publish over time, is part of the museum collection of a historic Florentine crystal grinder that unfortunately closed recently. It is the Marcello Galgani & Son company, whose completely manual and artisanal work has not withstood the disproportionate advance of mass-produced mechanical processes! Marcello Galgani began his craft as a grinder and restorer in 1960; as the years went by, Marcello mastered and became familiar with particular techniques and shapes, resulting in the production of objects that manage to retain the freshness of grinding and engraving, the warmth and softness of light, and the inimitable flavor of unique artifacts. After several years, his son Lorenzo, who grew up among crystals, also entered the business and immediately became passionate about this ancient craft with skill and ability. Stimulated by the aesthetic sense of the past, father and son, set up a workshop in which the shapes they researched and created themselves are mouth-blown by traditional Tuscan glassmakers in Empoli, then ground and engraved using ancient sixteenth-century techniques, with motifs born from the Galgani's inexhaustible imagination or culturally inspired by designs of objects seen and studied in Florentine museums (Uffizi, Galleria Palatina, Museo degli Argenti, etc.). Marcello and Lorenzo Galgani were also Masters in the difficult art of restoration, bringing rare and precious objects back to life. As mentioned the company recently closed and disposed of all its last production, and only Marcello's old private museum collection remained, which includes unique and special objects created over time, a collection that the craftsman made available to us for a planned sale. All of the objects were made entirely by hand with old grinding wheels, but there were mainly two tools that allowed the creation of masterpieces: the right hand and the left hand of the master craftsman. Ancient glassmaking techniques were used for all the ground and engraved products: first, the object was ground with an emery wheel fed continuously by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then re-polished with a very fine-grained sandstone wheel also fed with water; the engravings were done freehand using as many as 10-15 small stone wheels for each design (flowers, branches, animals, etc. ); then the object was polished and shined; we must make, at this point, an important clarification on these last two operations: towards the end of the 1960s acid crystal polishing was devised, the object was immersed and rotated in a solution of sulfuric acid, fluoridic acid and water and in a short time all the defects left by the previous processes were eliminated, it was a fast, industrial operation that allowed to lower costs considerably, with discrete but not excellent results. But for Galgani's products polishing is done with a cork bark wheel wet with water and pumice, to make the surfaces more transparent, and finally polishing was achieved with a felt wheel wet with a paste of water, iron oxide, and cerium oxide. This series of processes takes an average of two days of work( sometimes much longer) for each object, each engraving or grinding is the result of the creative inventiveness of the two artisans, inventiveness that transforms crystal into reality material of the highest aesthetic value and inestimable value. All the items in the entire collection have never been used; they were part of the exhibition. Large crystal vase; the decorations, in baroque style represent a series of "grotesques" The object is "a unique piece" signed by the Master, it was created in Marcello Galgani's workshop in 1983 and made with the techniques (grinding, engraving and polishing) that we explained in the description; for the shape, the Master was inspired by a vase present in a painting, preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence by the sixteenth-century painter Jacopo Ligozzi...

This elegant vase was produced by Richard Ginori porcelain manufacturer in Doccia, Italy, in the 1730 Not easy to find this model so fine and elegant with its country flowers in pin...

An impressive 18th century polychrome decorated drug jar or 'Albarello'. The Albarello is of a typical waisted shape, and is decorated profusely in polychrome. The body of the jar is...

This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. The interior glaze that extends to around the rim was used to prevent ...

Tall vintage Italian ceramic apothecary jar. Has words 'Sulph Comu' on front. Floral and bow motif in colors of blue, yellow and green on off wh...

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...

Rare 17th century Venetian Painted And Parcel Gilt Lavandino. A lavandino is a washbasin or washbowl which was used in a courtyard of a Venetian palazzo in the 17th and 18th centuri...

This is a Talavera Majolica Amphora/Urn Vase. It depicts a hand painted amphora/urn with a white background showing a scene in the front of a Spaniard gentleman riding a horse and in...

These handcrafted, artisan-made vessels from France, dating from the mid-century to the late 20th century, are crafted from two distinct wood tones that create a striking striped eff...

Beautiful hand engraved contemporary vase. The pattern is Baroque style. Made of crystal.

Old tinaja of Calanda (Teruel), Spain. Made of red clay with handcrafted semi circular figures. A "tinaja" is an oval terracotta jar with a narrow mouth and foot, usually without...

The Pair, early 20th Century, with deep green color Onyx having natural cream and brown inclusions with finely chased and detailed gilt bronze handles, lid with pine cone finial and ...

Antique Swedish Pewter Tankards, 18th century. Set of 3. Highly decorative set of three Nordic jugs or tankards with perfect authentic pewter color and several markings. All three ...

19th century Dutch blue and white delft vase with foliage and pheasant decoration having an elongated neck and graceful, elegant form.

19th century Spanish stoneware terracotta jug or pot with handle.

The carafe or vase by the famous French designer Vincent Darré is a true work of art that evokes the enchantment of a fairy tale. The result of an ephemeral collaboration with Monopr...

Majestic majolica Amphora vase, with a height of 183 cm (72 in) and a diameter of 52 cm (20,5 in): a unique piece, entirely handmade and hand-painted in Gubbio, Central Italy, in 1995. Its surface is decorated with a splendid and detailed reproduction of the famous "The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt", painted by Peter Paul Ruben's (1615). The body of the vase shows remarkable technical capabilities, given its size and complexity. The amphora is divided into three parts: the base, the central body and the neck. The rarity of majolica artworks of this size lies in the technical difficulty of managing the entire creation process given the large size, both for the making of the terracotta artifact and the subsequent decorating phase. During the first firing of the clay biscuit the risk of breakage is very high and also during the second firing of the color majolica hides many pitfalls, this explains the rarity of artworks of this size, the difficulty of the decorations and consequently their value. Description of the reproduction painted : Peter Paul Rubens created the canvas oil painting entitled The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt between 1615–16. The hunt takes place on the banks of the Nile, as indicated by a palm tree in the background. As hippopotami and crocodiles were considered dangerous nuisances, their destruction was a duty performed by noblemen. The hunting party comprises three men in orientalizing costume—mounted on Arabian horses, who hunt with lance and sword—and two valets clad in roughly-hewn jerkins—one of whom has been killed by one of the beasts. The enraged hippopotamus tramples the crocodile, as both are attacked by the hunters and hounds...

Pair of amphorae in 800 silver and 24% crystal. The elegant 18th century style of the amphorae makes them suitable for a classic style home with prestigious and refined furnishings. ...

Pair Hand Carved Wood Finials Vase Shape Centerpiece Urns Antiques Los Angeles. Beautiful Pair of late 18th century Italian Baroque style carved wood finials urns . Worn distressed d...

A set of handblown early 18th century Oil and Vinegar Flacons. Following the French Court etiquette rules and a taste for luxury spreaded around Europe in the 18th century. Eating be...

Jewels porcelain with high-quality, engraved and patinated bronze mounting. Ovoider, partially carcassed body on raised Qudrat foot with decorative plastic garlands, curly rising lid...

A rare Japanese late 17th-early 18th century Imari vase of beaker-type, porcelain of elongated ovoid shape with flaring neck, painted in the Im...

A silvered copper and wrought iron Lavabo, Spanish circa 1780 Height: 78.5 cm Diameter: 40 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection acquired in 1960s.395

A wonderful pair of European Baroque style 800 sterling silver bud vases.

Large solid silver vase. Of large dimensions, this vase was made entirely by hand in a revisited baroque style. The base is very wide where embossments and hand engravings have been ...

An exquisite pair of highly decorated Royal Vienna Gilt Porcelain covered vases. Scenes of neoclassical beauties on all four sides with large paintings on the front and back, and sm...

Unusual with the copper band which is highly decorative elevating the calibre of this log bin. Holds a large quantity of large logs or coal. Suitable for everyday use. Could be re-purposed as a jardiniere or wine cooler for a party. An upper band of copper attached to the brass body with copper rivets...

FRENCH FRUIT BOARD TABLE CENTER "Val St. Lambert" 19th Century in molded crystal with silver mounts. Hallmark (Boar II), in use since (1887-1938). Crystal marked "Val St. Lambert". ...

With rectangular form frame and finely carved acanthus leaf. Original liner is tin. Provenience from Aristocratic family of Tuscany.