Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Set of Four Bronze "Warwick" Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four patinated bronze "Warwick" urns. Each with double handle.
Largest: 11"h x 15" w x 10.5"d
Medium: 6.75"h x 11"w x 7 5"d
Small: 5.25" h x 8.25"w x 6"d
Smallest: 4.75"...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
$8,820 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Mid-Century Capodimonte Porcelain Cherubs Vase Circa 1960s
By Capodimonte, Ardalt
Located in Miami, FL
Large Vintage Capodimonte Porcelain Cherubs Vase for Ardalt. Circa 1960s
Feature a white and blue cherubs relief hand-painted decoration with a gilded body...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
A fine and important gilt ground porcelain vase by the Gardner Factory
By Gardner Porcelain Factory
Located in London, GB
A fine and important gilt ground porcelain vase by the Gardner Factory
Russian, c. 1830
Height 43cm, width 21cm, depth 15cm
This fine antique v...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$49,392 Sale Price
20% Off
Henry Dasson Egyptian Granite And Bronze Urns
By Henry Dasson
Located in New Orleans, LA
Henry Dasson used grey granite from the famed Aswan quarries in Egypt to craft this pair of rare and important urns. Aswan was the location from which ancient Egyptian builders quarried the rare granite used...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Granite, Bronze
$54,500 / set
Stone Pentworth Bird Bath Garden Planter Urn
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a classical garden bird bath made from reconstituted stone
Can function as a bird bath, font or planter
Can you imagine how this would look with our feathered friends...
Category
1980s Vintage Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone
Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bronze, Marble, & Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Patinated Bronze, Ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble urns. Each impressive urn is raised by an octagonal Ro...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Large Russian Neoclassical Malachite and Ormolu Urn or Vase, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A large Russian neoclassical malachite, Campana shaped urn or Vase, the ormolu twin handles modeled with acorns, on a circular spreading foot with square stepped plinth,
19th centu...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Vienna porcelain lidded urn, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century Vienna porcelain pierced, lidded Potpourri urn. Having this wonderful classical hand painted scene depicting reclining maidens playing with cher...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair French Tole Painted Neo-Classical Style Urns
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome pair of urns, or cachepots are are decorated with gilt Classical motifs including musical trophies and paw feet.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Tôle
Pair of 19th Century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815
By Derby
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Sevres Hand Painted Turquoise Porcelain Lidded Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of Sevres hand painted porcelain turquoise lidded urns. Both of them are depicting in the front a sea shore fishermen scenes. In one, a group of fishermen are preparing a sailboat and in the other one, they are pulling the net. The back are adorned with some gilt fishing tools and baskets with foliages. Both scenes are golden framed with scrolls of acanthus and flowers beside them. Gilt white concave long oval shaped rings alternated with gilt foliages and shamrocks decorate the necks of the urns. The same pattern are repeated in the lids, but no white color in the center. The bell shaped lids ended with pinecones finials. A mix of scrolls and Greek keys serve as handles. The round bases are also decorated with gilt foliages. The Sevres hallmark appears in the lids and below the bases. One of the urn’s painting...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Neoclassical Patinated Bronze and Red Marble Urns Mounted as Lamps
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each urn cast with frieze of classical figures, raised on a bronze-mounted rouge griotte square marble base. The lampshades are silk and custom made by Blanche Field...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Signed Baccarat Crystal Vase with Gilt Decoration of Classical Urn
By Baccarat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Baccarat crystal vase having gilt classical urn adorning the front center. Signed.
Category
1990s French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Large, Very Fine Carved Marble Garden Urns of Campana Form with Plinths
Located in London, GB
Pair of large, very fine carved marble garden urns of campana form with plinths
Continental, late 19th/early 20th century
Vases: height 100cm, diameter 69cm
Bases: height 62cm, wi...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone, Marble
$60,368 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large 18th Century French Tole Urn
Located in Hudson, NY
This large decorative tole urn was made in France, circa 1780 . The elongated form is topped with a cascading series of icicle shapes that again appear at th...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Tôle
Large Viennese Silver Enamel & Jeweled Cornucopia w/ Mythological Panels
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and quite large Jeweled 19th-century Viennese enamel on silver cornucopia. This elaborate piece is constructed entirely of silver, with its surface meticulously covere...
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1860s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Pair of Very Large French Blue Glass and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large French blue glass and ormolu vases
French, 20th Century
Height 153cm, width 50cm, depth 53cm
Blue glass and shining gold ormolu are combined to create this stunn...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ormolu
$82,321 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Pair of Neo-Grec Gilt and Patinated Bronze Amphora Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and large pair of neo-grec gilt and patinated bronze amphora vases.
Designed by Ferdinand Levillain and cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne.
Signed ‘F. Levillain’ and ‘F. Barbedienne’.
These spectacular floor-standing Neo-Grec vases...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Thomas Webb & Sons Syrena Cameo Vase by George Woodall
Located in New Orleans, LA
Of all the glassworks created in the second half of the 19th century, the most difficult to perfect were those done in cameo. Very few artisans ever achieved success in hand-crafting...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Magnificent Classical Bronze Urn on Marble Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Luscious bronze urn on marble base having classical decoration and warm patina.
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ravinet & Co Paris 1912 Louis XVI Neoclassical Urn Vase Bacchus in .950 Silver
By Louis Ravinet and Cie, Paris
Located in Miami, FL
An impressive large mythological vase with Bacchus heads.
Beautiful antique decorative urn vase, created in Paris France by Ravinet & Cie in...
Category
1910s French Vintage Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Silver, Sterling Silver
$6,009 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Grad Tour Gilt Tipped Porcelain Urns - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this exquisite pair of vintage Grand Tour gilt-tipped porcelain urns, masterfully crafted in the neoclassical style. Each urn boasts an elegant amphora sil...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Delft Blue and White "Varinas" Tobacco Jar
Located in Houston, TX
Delft blue and white "Varinas" tobacco jar with lid, Netherlands, circa 1790-1809. Decorated with floral medallion with painted reverse. Inscribed with "Varinas," a tobacco variety c...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Exhibition Champlevé Enamel Jardinière by Servant, Paris, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Exhibition Gilt-Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Jardinière, By George Servant, Paris.
This magnificent ‘Louis Seize’ jardinière is designed in the Néo-Grec style. The handles are su...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Delft Blue and White "Rappe" Tobacco Jar
Located in Houston, TX
Delft blue and white "Rappe" urn-shape tobacco jar with lid, Netherlands, circa 1790-1809. Inscribed “Rappe” and decorated with coastal scene and seated “Amerindian” figure. Rappe wa...
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1790s Dutch Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Faience
Italian Maiolica Pharmacy Flasks Felice Clerici, Milan Circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Two maiolica pharmacy flasks
Milan, Felice Clerici Manufacture, 1770-1780
They each measure 9.44 in (24 cm) in height x 6.10 in (15.5 cm) in diameter
l...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Maiolica
Pair of Antique 19th Century Bronze Apulian Style Urns
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of antique late 19th century bronze Apulian style urns.
The Sienna marble base compliments the bronze twin scrolling handles and krater bowl above bodies depicting scenes of ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble, Metal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Urns
By Neo Art Inc.
Located in London, GB
A delicately cast pair of twin handle bronze and ormolu urns in neoclassical style with deep moulded acanthus leaf design and garland of flowers, the entirety resting on gilded lion ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$4,664 / set
19th Century Red Glazed Jardiniere With Lion Head Masks
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Jardiniere with lion head masks and garland detailing decorated with blended rich red majolica glaze.
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Majolica
Very Impressive Pair of 19th Century Dresden Vases
Located in London, GB
This pair of Dresden or Helena flower encrusted vases are in Meissen style.
The vases have hand painted cartouches after the French court artist...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$10,290 / item
Pair of Marble and Bronze Urns on Marble Pedestals, France, Early 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Measures: Height : 29 cm (11,4 in.) ; width : 61,5 cm (24,2 in.) ; depth : 55,5 cm (21,8 in.)
Total height : 139 cm (54,7 in.)
Important pair of rare Greek...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Elkington & Co Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Jardiniere/Champagne Ice Buckets
Located in New York, NY
Fine pair of signed Elkington & Co gilt bronze Neoclassical Jardinière/Champagne ice buckets or wine coolers. Depicting new classical Roman figures and subjects with lions and leopar...
Category
1890s English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze and Onyx Champlevé Enamel Vases, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of late 19th century Neoclassical colorful bronze and onyx champlevé enameled footed vases, France
By: unknown
Material: bronze, copper, metal, enamel, paint, stone, onyx
Techn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Rare 19th Century Viennese Porcelain Hand-Painted Ice Cream Pail Vases
Located in London, GB
A rare and finely decorated pair of porcelain ice cream pails on stands,
The decoration of the vases is outstanding: the four medallions representing neoclassical mythological scenes of Bacchus, Ceres, Ariadne and Europa surrounded by intricate motives "a grottesca" in vibrant colours and raised gilding.
Fashionable in antiquity, for example in the Pompeian "Third Style", revisited among others in the Renaissance by Raphael in the Logge Vaticane, the "grottesche" acquired renewed popularity in the early 1800, with the extensive decorations for example of Villa Borghese and Palazzo Milzetti in Italy, or the Procuratie Nuove in Venice, formerly the Palazzo Reale. In in the mid XIX century Vienna, the Historismus movement revisited the idea too, an example is the 1862 decoration of newly built Renaissance Style Museum fur Angewandte Kunst.
Our vases are a refined example of fashionable, elegant decoration at work: the ice cream pail was used in the setting up of the dessert display...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Neoclassical Style Tole Water Cooler by Adams & Westlake
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century tole water cooler by Adams & Westlake out of Chicago. It has an enamel interior with a brass spigot. The exterior shows paint losse...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
$1,496 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Grand Tour Neoclassical Urn
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice 19th century grand tour neoclassical spelter urn on a wooden ebonised base. It does have a small old repair on one handle but hardly noticeable.
A lovely decorative and very c...
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Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Spelter
Pair Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Alabastro Fiorito Lidded Vases
Located in London, by appointment only
Rare Pair Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Alabastro Fiorito Lidded Vases. These fabulous masterpieces are designed and made in the most exquisite form, the superbly cast & cha...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Neoclassical Style Pair Of Brown Marble Bell Shaped Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a set of brown marble bell shaped urns with gilt bronze ram heads and square marble pedestals. The marble has a bold white veining patte...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
$6,800 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Large Austrian Neoclassical Style Porcelain Vases by Royal Vienna
Located in London, GB
Large Austrian Neoclassical style porcelain vases by Royal Vienna
Austrian, Late 19th Century
Height 98cm, diameter 32cm
Crafted by the prestigious Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, this exquisite pair of vases embodies the centuries-old tradition of European porcelain artistry.
Designed in an elegant baluster form, each vase features a deep navy ground, providing a striking backdrop for the finely hand-painted historical tableaux. The slender necks are adorned with delicate gilded patterns, further enhanced by ribbon-tied accents and raised gilded jewels, a particularly coveted element in high-quality porcelain. Matching porcelain lids, crowned with a pinecone finial, complete the sophisticated design, while the spreading socle bases mirror the decorative motifs of the necks.
The vases depict four significant historical events, masterfully reinterpreted from renowned artworks. One scene illustrates King Charles V liberating Christian slaves in Tunis, inspired by a 19th-century engraving by Nicaise de Keyser (Belgian, 1813-1887). Another portrays the Battle of Bouvines (1214), based on an 1827 painting by Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863). A third panel brings to life Oliver Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, adapted from a 1782 print by Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820). The final scene, inspired by Jan Matejko’s (Polish, 1838-1893) 1866 painting ‘Rejtan’ (also known as ‘The Fall of Poland’), represents the first partition of Poland in 1773. The Austrian porcelain artists have reimagined these compositions with richer, more luminous colours, infusing the scenes with energy while softening their dramatic intensity.
Supporting these vases are ornate porcelain plinths, decorated with oval cartouches featuring additional painted vignettes. The undersides of the lids are inscribed with the corresponding scene titles. These include: Der letzte Reichstag zu Warschau (The last parliament in Warsaw), Karl V als Befreier der christlichen Sklaven in Tunis (Charles V as liberator of the Christian slaves in Tunis), Cromwell verhindert die Verfolgung des Waldenser (Cromwell prevents the persecution of the Waldensians), Bataille de Bouvines (Battle of Bouvines).
Each piece bears the blue ‘FD/ VIENNA / AUSTRIA’ mark for Franz Dörfl.
With their grand proportions, historical depth, and remarkable artistic execution, this pair of vases is an extraordinary acquisition for any collector of fine European porcelain.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$131,713 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Collection of 12 French Neoclassic Camphor Cosmetic Containers, 2ndq 19th cent.
Located in Atlanta, GA
the collection of canisters consisting of six bottle containers and six powder containers, remaining powders and liquids in some of the canisters, measurement is of largest bottle
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1830s French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Set Of Four Cobalt Blue Glass Apothecary Jars
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Set of Four Apothecary Jars. It depicts four cylindrical cobalt blue glass apothecary lidded jars. Each one labeled with their respective names- R.Altea.CT, G.Mirra, R.Genc...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$2,025 / set
A French Green Opaline Glass Cachepot with Gilt Mounting
Located in Stamford, CT
A French green opaline glass cachepot with gilt mounting. 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Factory of P. Ipsen, Tall Neoclassical Glazed Ceramic Urn, Denmark, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
This cream colored urn is illustrated with mythological figurative scenes along with finely detailed patterning and gilded edges. Signed.
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19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Marble Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Our antique (late 19th century) footed centerpiece bowl is finely carved from green marble with gilt bronze mounts including foliate band below the rim, beading at the base of the so...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Early 20th Century Petite French Neoclassical Style Cast Iron Urns
Located in Pearland, TX
A terrific pair of antique French Neoclassical style petite cast iron mantel urns or planters. These urns are solid and heavy and retain their amazing...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Borgogna Breccia Marble Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Breccia de Bourgogne marble bird bath/urn. The striking urn is raised by a square base below the socle shape ped...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
Large Pair of Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Large pair of antique Royal Vienna porcelain vases
Austrian, Late 19th Century
Height 102cm, diameter 28cm
This remarkable pair of vases, notable for their substantial size, was ex...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$49,392 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Neoclassical Bronze and Gilt Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian neoclassical (19th century) bronze and gilt trimmed urns surrounded by Greek masks and having intertwined handles resting on a square black ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
$6,750 / set
Silver, Gold Vermeil and Gilt Bronze Jardinière, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver, gold vermeil and gilt bronze jardinière, France, late 19th century.
With silver marks.
Interior in gilt bronze.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Vermeil, Silver, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Paris Vase
By Old Paris
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of bulbous-shaped Continental porcelain vases and covers. the central parts hand-decorated with cartouches of Eastern-style courting and flower scenes, the necks sporti...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$2,058 / item
18th Century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in IT
18th century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases
The pair of neoclassical vases was made in Italy in the end of 18th ce...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Garniture with Applied Foliate/Floral Decoration
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This exceptional late 19th century three-piece French garniture includes two footed urns and a low footed centerpiece bowl. The urns and bowl are composed of patinated bronze with ormolu mounts which include neoclassical mask detail and rest on square marble plinths with ormolu bases. The pieces have distinctive elongated handles at the sides which terminate in stylized pendant decoration. As seen in the accompanying photographs, the exterior of the urns and bowl feature applied bronze decoration in the form of ornate foliate swags with flowers. Please be sure to zoom in on the photos to better appreciate the detail of the cast decoration, it is impressive.
The urns stand 15.75" tall as measured to the top of the rims. The handles are 5" from edge to edge as measured from their outside points. The feet are 4.25" square.
The centerpiece bowl stands...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Vases with Snake Handles
Located in Pembroke, MA
A highly-decorative pair of yellow porcelain vases, hand-painted with detailed central romantic scene, and having snake-form handles (Me...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 19th Century Neoclassical Cast Iron Urn
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rare 19th-century neoclassical cast iron urn / vase with a mythological motif. Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1850.
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Potpourri in White Teracotta. Wedgwood C1780.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A potpourri in three pieces, made in a form of pottery known as "White Terracotta", a white stoneware which was soon to be supplanted by Jasperware when it was perfect in the early 1...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Monumental Pair of Neoclassical Period, Swedish Porphyry Campagna Shaped Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of neoclassical period, Swedish Porphyry Campagna shaped vases, circa 1810. These magnificent handcrafted urns are carved from the uniquely Swedish Porphyry stone, rest on square plinths. Purchased from Didier Aaron in Paris by Michael Taylor.
A vase of this shape based on the Borghese vase in the Louvre is shown in a French catalogue of 1805 advertising porphyry from Elfdal in Sweden (H. Sundblom et al., Porfyr, exhibition catalogue, December 1985-February 1986, p.31). A vase of the same shape and size in Blyberg porphyry...
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1810s Swedish Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porphyry
Wedgwood Encaustic Ewer
By Wedgwood
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wedgwood basalt encaustic ewer with ancient Greek inspired decoration on both sides. The shape is also inspired by a Greek wine jug, known as...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$4,700
Wedgwood Green Dip Tricolor Snake Handled Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tricolor jasperware was one of Wedgwood’s most celebrated innovations, and this exquisitely rare vase is an extraordinary example of this wondrous ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Neoclassical vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Wedgwood, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Ferdinand Barbedienne, and Meissen Porcelain. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $805,222 while the average work can sell for $3,487.
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