Gilt Vases and Vessels

Crafted in the 19th century by the renowned Royal Bonn Company in Germany, this exquisite porcelain vase exemplifies the pinnacle of antique craftsmanship. Standing at approximately ...

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Pair of 19th Century Neoclassica gilded bronze urns from Italy. A pair of amphora shaped vases in mercury gilded and polished bronze. Very small cen...

This Louis XVI style gilt bronze and cobalt blue crystal oval bowl by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features high quality chiseled bronze. The upper ed...

Step into the enchanting world of antique elegance with our stunning Hand-Painted & Gilt Decorated Tall Porcelain Rose Vase. This exquisite piece is a testament to timeless beauty, a...

Pair of antique German Meissen porcelain vases designed by August Leuteritz, decorated with snake handles, cobalt blue color and gold. Meisse...

Pair of dolomite tazzas, Shelyabinsk region (Urals), fire-gilt bronze. Russia, Ekaterinburg, 19th century. Provenance: Ex collection Dolf Selbach (1929-2010).

This French cachepot, dating from the early 19th century, is a refined example of the Louis XVI style, characterized by its classical elegance and symmetry. The porcelain piece is ad...

Known as a ‘kovsh’ (or kovsch), this item was designed to function as a small drinking vessel. Kovshes have been created in Russia for centuries, often from precious materials, such ...

A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880. Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day. Characteristics Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe. History "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...

A pair of Medici bases urns from the 19th century, Napoleon III period in old Paris porcelain, its decoration is very simple, just touches of gold and the porcelain, the handles are ...

A beautiful pair of richly colored, hand-painted porcelain covered jars featuring chrysanthemums and lids with gilded finials.

A fine and rare white, opaque glass vase decorated in the manner of James Giles. English or possibly Continental in origin. (Bohemian or German Milchgla...

A beautiful antique Bohemian glass vase attributed to luxury glassware manufacturer Moser Glassworks. Skillfully hand blown, painted an...

ROYAL CROWN DERBY (Manufacturer) - Derby Posies (Pattern) - Vintage china lidded jam jar with floral transfer decoration - featuring hand painted gilt dec...

Introducing a magnificent antique porcelain vase from Limoges, France, crafted by D&C and hand-painted with intricate floral designs. This large vase showcases a lush arrangement of ...

A stunning Turn Wein Austrian art nouveau figural vase formed as a lily by renowned ceramicist Ernst Wahliss (Austrian, 1837-1900) dating from around 1900. The tall and elegant porce...

This is a stunning Wedgwood lustre vase, circa 1914, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones. The flared form vase has an iridescent overglaze on a pale blue ground, and is decorated with intricately detailed, swirling dragons in gold on all four sides. The inside of the vase has a gilded border featuring Oriental scenes of pagodas and gardens, below which are four mythical birds which seem to float in magical suspension over the pale green glaze of the interior. Daisy Mekeig-Jones apprenticed at Wedgwood in 1909 and only two years later, by 1911, she had started to create her own designs at the factory. In 1913 she started designing the Oriental dragon patterns seen here, and by 1915 she had begun the Fairyland lustre ware for which she would become famous. These designs became incredibly popular and helped boost the company's success after the first world war. This beautiful vase, particularly with its fanciful bird-like creatures floating whimsically on the inside, feels like a true precursor to the Fairyland lustreware...

Pair of Vintage Murano Glass Flower Vases Lamps circa 1980 Pair of Vintage Murano Glass Tulips Vases Lamps Very decorative and great quality Gilty speckle glass tulips in green pat...

A large pair of ormolu-mounted Se`vres Porcelain Bleu Celeste '1867 Exhibition' vases and covers (‘Vase Paris de Milieu Garnis’), ‘l’Abreuvoir’ and ‘Le Retour’ De Champs’ 1860, one ...

A Kutani style porcelain vase from the early 20th century with floral and scenic design. This early 20th-century porcelain vase in the Kutani style is a stunning example of fine craf...

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19th century Meiji Period diminutive bronze vase with lovely etched and applied decoration. A raised gilt bird is shown flying above etched bamboo on one side, gilt applied lilies wi...

Model #4598. Hard Earthenware. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The ...

A Fantastic, rare, and antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form vase, 17th/18th century, Kangxi Period. This cloisonne vase is extremely rare to find in this quality, condition, age,...

A Gorgeous Pair of Antique Chinese 19th Century, Qing Dynasty, Cloisonne Multi-Cartouche Blue Ground Gu Form Vases. These vases feature a surface detailed with birds, plants, and cl...

This neoclassical style marble and gilt bronze vase by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is made by monolithc pieces of marble and high quality chiseled bronzes. The highlights of this vase are...

A beautiful antique Moser flared vase in emerald green to clear faded crystal, with gold gilded details. Beautifully made and in excellent condition for its age. A beautiful example ...

Fitted traveling case with original hand blown gilt decorated bottles with the original crimson brocade cover, late 18th century. The case retains the original working lock and key o...

A large and impressive pair Italian porcelain bucket shaped vases hand decorated with fine leaf patterning by Mangani and dating from the 20th century. This stylish pair of elegant v...

Indulge in the charm of 19th Century French artistry with this exquisite Louis XV Sevres style blue celeste vase, complete with its matching covers. Drawing inspiration from the eleg...

Large early 19th century Minton porcelain centrepiece vase English, c. 1835 Height 65cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm Beautifully made by Minton in around 1835, the centrepiece depicts numerous motifs such as the elements, animals, and figurative art. Three finely gilt putti stand around the central tree trunk. All are beautifully detailed with aspects such as fabric texture or fruit detailing easily recognisable. Together they support a gadroon bowl decorated with a plethora of details. It is hand-painted with alternating bird and flower scenes separated by bands of gilt caillouté. The rim above is ornate...

Pair of 19th Century Meissen gold & white neoclassical serpent handled vases. Germany, circa 1880s Design attributed to E.A. Leuteritz Hard to find a pa...

Crystal and gilt bronze jardinière. France, late 19th century.

A lovely mid-century Bavarian porcelain ginger jar with gold trim and gilt details by Hertel-Jacob Porzellan (German, 1906-1979). This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic figurative landscape scene, in which three men depicted in gold enjoy an opulent picnic of wine, meat, and fruit under a tree, in front of a large medieval castle complete with a canon and canon balls. A gold leaf motif decorates the backside of the piece. The signature "Fuchs-Nadler" can be found within the picnic scene, underneath the tray of food and wine. Stamped on bottom with mark "Hertel-Jacob Porzelan / Bavaria Germany", and the serial number 1266. Measures 14"H x 7"D. **Please note: The top of the lid has been re-attached and a hairline crack in the gold is visible (see photos). Hertel-Jacob Porzelan History: Porzellfabrik Jacob, Schödl & Co. (1906 until 1912) The factory was founded in 1906 by the industrial Jacob together with his financial partner Schödl and its product range during the first years included giftware items, vases, storage canisters...

A pair of large ormolu mounted Sèvres style porcelain vases. French, late 19th century. Measures: height 130cm, width 45cm, dept...

Presenting an exquisite antique German decorative vase, meticulously hand-painted and adorned with gilt gold accents. This captivating piece features an intricate exterior design, sh...

Mid 19th century pair glazed porcelain old Paris vases with exterior gilt painted design details. Each vase is in great condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Each vase is ...

This pair of porcelain vases were custom order and uniquely studio painted as described on the base: "Decorated specially for Mrs. AA Carroll by Dizewiecki of the Pickard Studios, Ravenswood Chicago 1912". The rare hexagonal shape is decorated in a Japonsque motif in vibrant polychrome enamels all highlighted in gold. Standing almost 12" tall, these are perfect as mantel (fireplace) vases, on a sideboard and of course filled with your favorite flowers! "The Pickard China...

Monumental Pair of Sèvres style Porcelain hand painted cobalt ground Napoleonic vases and cover The bodies well-painted to show cavalry scenes from t...

A beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style Sevres cobalt blue and ormolu-mounted vases with rams heads and wreaths. The porcelain body is beautifully painted with the signature Sevres Royal cobalt blue. The square shaped base is decorated with ormolu acanthus leaves and ribbon wreaths beautifully hand chizzeled and detailed ormolu work. These vases can easily be turned into a fabulous pair of...

An Incredible and Quite Important Pair of 19th Century Pink Ground Paris Porcelain Vases. The pair of Paris porcelain campana vases bear gilt crowned initials, indicating a connecti...

Antique Baccarat “Double Carp” molded crystal vase mounted on a gilded bronze base.

While Napoleon's armies never conquered Russian, French taste did, and in a big way. This pair made at the Imperial Glass Workshop, under the Sponsorship of the Imperial Family would have been at home in a Paris drawing room as easily as in St. Petersburg. The Intense Ruby Red color of the Crystal is created by adding large quantities of gold to the molten glass before the object is created. The resulting color is dense yet full of light just like its namesake the precious jewel. The Dore bronze mounts use motifs taken from antiquity. Likewise, the shape of the handles is inspired by Greco-Roman amphora...

We present you with this set of exquisite cassolettes from the Napoleon III period. Crafted from Pyrenean marble, specifically the Bénou Breccia kind, and enhanced with gilded bronze...

Pair of Regency Style Tole Gilt-Decorated Handled Jardinière or Planters  England, 20th century A rare find, this exquisite pair of large Regency Style Tole Gilt-Decorated Handled J...

A lovely tall Japanese Imari porcelain baluster vase with images of Chinese boys, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan. The tall vase of baluster form, with a short, slightly spla...

Large pair early 19th Century gild hand painted and crafted porcelain covered decorative urns / vases . Each urn features exterior painted scene details with gilt gold side handles. Each signed with pseudo sevres mark...

Model #3771 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...

Very ornate pair of French romantic vases by Jacob Petit, Paris Baluster form, heavy white porcelain vases on stands with floral sprays within a raised and gilt acanthus scoll and s...

A Fine, Rare, and Highly Important 19th Century Bohemian Blue-Over-White-Over-Clear Triple Overlay Crystal Jeweled and Covered Imperial Decanter. The decanter is crafted from clear g...

A fantastic quality pair of Russian Empire cobalt blue and gold ground swan handle porcelain vases. Each piece is of Amphora form with a gorgeous 24K gold matted, burnished, and shiny front and backside decoration. The front panels consist of a young girl and a young boy, where the young girl is seen holding food on her head with a water pale in her hand walking through the town, while the boy is seen holding a basket of fruit up and walking it back home. The reverse of each of the vases is also elaborately decorated with one of the scenes being a comfy home with a beautiful woody landscape with a deer running through the backyard, while the other vase has a gorgeous landscape scene with a man riding a horse in the background. On either side of the vases are two-tone matte and burnished 24K gold swan form handles. Underneath the handles are 24K gold hand-painted decorations over a cobalt blue ground. The body runs down a waisted gold neck onto a rounded base which sits on a square gold plinth...

A fabulous pair of Meissen Porcelain glass coolers/cachepots. This exceptional pair of exquisitely hand-painted Meissen Porcelain glass coolers are each painted with panels of figure...

This exceptional 19th-century Bohemian ruby red cut glass perfume bottle, complete with its matching stopper, is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. Crafted from two-tone glas...

A fabulous & rare pair of baccarat acid-cameo double overlay blue-cased white opaline glass vases circa 1860-1870. Each vase decorated on the front and ...

Three Hand Painted and Gilt Porcelain Center Bowl and Vases in the Manner of Meissen 20thC Measures- Center Bowl5.5"H x 11.5"W x 8.25"D; Vases 10.25"H x 4"W x 4"D

Pair neoclassical Paris Porcelain gilt vases. Exceptional pair of large white and gilt painted campana form urns with strigilated patterning on body dow...

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...