Hand-Painted Vases and Vessels

19th century blue & white vase features the vivid blues so desirable with the makers of such goods since the 15th century. The blues were derived from cobalt oxide, which interesting...

A Scandinavian Modern, Swedish ceramic vase in blue glazes decorated with grapes or berries. Made by Upsala Ekeby. Measures: Height: 8.5” Diameter: 6”.

An exceptional piece of 20th-century Anatolian craftsmanship, this Turkish amphora features a distinctive triple-handled design that reflects its utili...

The Collection This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...

A large antique 19th century Chinese floor vase having a celadon ground and blue and white underglaze decoration to the body. The underglaze decoration is of a large Foo lion above ...

Delft blue and white "Manilla" tobacco jar with stepped brass lid, Netherlands, circa 1790-1809. Decorated with floral cartouche, within which "Manilla" is inscribed. Manilla refers to a mild variety of tobacco popular at that time. De Drie Klokken...

A delft faience apothecary jar, or pharmacy pot, with domed lid, blue hand painted decoration and label: U Populeum. Unmarked. Chip to rim of jar.

Decorate a shelf or console table with this elegant pair of antique vases. Crafted in Holland circa 1940, the round vases have a shell shape form with a wide rim at the top and hand ...

Striking in both form and palette, this pair of Dutch Art Deco vases captures the bold geometry and decorative innovation that defined early 20th-century ceramic design. Glazed in a ...

A very good quality pair of late 19th century French sevres porcelain lidded vases. Each with gilded ormolu handles either side and unusual inset hand painted romantic chinoiserie sc...

Mid 19th century pair gilt porcelain decorative vases with gilt gold handles and exterior painted scene details. Each vase / urn is in great antique condition. Minor wear consistent ...

An elegant Royal Vienna porcelain vase with painted portrait of a beautiful woman on one side and beautiful gold gilt flowers on the reverse. Origin: Austrian Date: 19th century Dim...

A beautiful early 20th century Japanese singing bowl of C5 tone, exhibiting rows of hand hammered divots, deliberate yet free, design with restra...

Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Plain lidded jar. Decorated with insects. Rare model. Produced between 1898-1923. Model number: 2115. First factory quality. In perfect condition. Dimens...

Large and unusual Japanese Satsuma vase with Samurai figures to front and back Purple ground with gilt and traditional colors throughout. Carved and molded ring & bow shoulders with ...

Very large Italian majolica ceramic pitcher by Armando Poggi, Florence, Italy. Hand paint decorated with colorful grapes on vines along with large plump lemons. A beautiful decoratio...

Tall pair of shiny admiral blue glazed candle holders / vases manufactured in Denmark in the 1980s. Asymmetrical, graphic glaze. Raw base. Beautiful v...

This collector's item is an umbrella stand in marbled copper, with accessories in gilded brass and hand painted with a floral motif, by Tommaso Barbi for...

This delicate and finely crafted pair of PZH Gouda “Violetta” vases dates back to 1899, as marked by the B date code on their bases. Created by the renowned Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holl...

Very large pair Sèvres-Style porcelain decorative Campana Urns / vases. Each vase / urn featuring exterior painted scene design details with two side handl...

The Collection This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...

A very good quality large pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion or Cantonese lidded vases, each with female figures as finials and handles to the sides. Having the classical gr...

This important antique vase was crafted in France, circa 1780. Octagonal in shape with gadrooned body style and a tall neck, the elegant potiche features a hand painted medallion dep...

475-G handcrafted stoneware budding vase by Helen Prior A delicate handcrafted Vase, organic in shape with a torn clay opening in natural sp...

A fine quality late 19th Century Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese Satsuma vase, with wonderful gilded decoration, depicting various scholars, tradesman and courtiers. Ring-drop hand...

Beautiful one of a kind, hand-painted sink. The hot pepper feature is very unique and special. Perfect for Southwest design or a South American theme...

Large Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand-painted with Arabic calligraphy writing. This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic ...

This 19th century Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Decorative Urn is a stunning example of fine craftsmanship and intricate artistry. The urn boasts beautiful hand-painted flo...

PAIR of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases with jade pot spring bottle forms traditionally found in Chinese porcelain, a dragon design that is painted in the style of the Yuan D...

A spectacular pair of large 19th Century Japanese Imari spill vases, each with classical motif decoration, top and bottom. Inset hand painted scenes depicting exotic birds, flowers a...

A large and elegant Dahl Jensen crackle glazed vase with hand painted flowers and gilded banding on rim and base. Designed by Jens Peter Dahl Jensen. Made in Copenhagen, Denmark, 193...

Handmade slab-built vase in an oval shape and beautiful textured dark red glaze. By Shane Gabier, made in NYC.

Decorate a console or buffet with this elegant antique vase. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the tall faience vase is beautifully shaped with a rounded body and a long, thin neck. Han...

A pair of tall vibrant Italian vases with beautiful covers and unique finials with multi color roses. This pair also features traditional gilt striped bases. Artist signed and with s...

A good quality pair of French Sevres style porcelain lidded vases with ormolu mounts, each having a cobalt blue ground, gilded foliate decoration, inset hand painted panels depicting...

Superb pair of glass vases was made in 19th century Bohemia, the world-famous centre of glass production The body of each vase is made from cranberry glass, onto which a white opali...

Italian Majolica Style handcrafted, and hand painted Gold hammered Ceramic Vase with a Crab Figurine on 2 Sides. Nautical Pottery from Italy for large Flowers or Object D' Arte as Fl...

This handsome pair of urns, or cachepots are are decorated with gilt Classical motifs including musical trophies and paw feet.

Pineapple Decorative Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two wa...

A French Napoleon III Paris porcelain vase from the second half of the 19th century with floral décor and parcel-gilt accents. Born in France during the ever changing 19th century, this porcelain vase features an exquisite décor of colorful flowers painted on the vase's belly and sides. Ranging from pink to orange, purple and green, the décor stands...

A stoneware art deco vase with beautiful brown glaze. Foot and mouth detailed in gold. Designed by Gunnar Nylund for ALP (Lidköpings Porslinsfabrik), Sweden, 1930s. Excellent condit...

The vases in the Lollo set are designed to enhance any floral arrangement, perfect for a single stem or a beautiful bouquet. They are handmade by Venetian artisans and the color is s...

Here is a wonderful and rare art deco globe vase made by the famed French ceramist Robert Lallemant (1902-1954). This spherical vase represents the globe with depiction of various co...

Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a beautifully shaped porcelain body in black, a signed piece belonging to the artist's signature fish collection by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist and recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional and extraordinary porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this award-winning artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. The artist's profile is available upon request. According to a Chinese legend...

This large antique and ornately decorated ewer is unsigned, but believed to have been made by the Nippon Company of Japan in approximately 1900 in an Anglo-Japanese style. The pitche...

Lidded porcelain apothecary jar, with hand-painted Latin label "empl. cicut," from 19th century France. Three jars are available, but sold individuall...

A good quality late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain comport, having gilded ormolu classical female mounted handles on either s...

This a Moser light green color and gilt glass centerpiece wide urn shaped vase. It is decorated with gold and yellow hand painted “Fleur de Lis“like, flower’s...

Japanese porcelain vase delicately hand painted on an craquelure oatmeal colored ground. The brightly colored design is of prunus blossoms, chrysanthemums and several roosters all ou...

Large Moroccan glazed royal blue ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Vintage Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy wr...

A wonderful quality late 19th century French 'Sevres' style hand painted porcelain lidded vase. Having a cobalt blue ground, classical scrolling ...

Rimini Ceramic planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s. Terracotta, pictorial decoration. Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, bot...

The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. The heart collection is inspired by the ...

The designs on this French faience group is typical of pottery made in Rouen. Early 20th century French hand-painted Faience vasse from Rouen Marking on the bottom: "Rouen Fait M...

A ceramic vase designed with abstract figures in soft yellow and soft green manufactured in Germany, 1960s by Jasba, in perfect condition, signed on the bottom W. Germany.

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...

Vintage Blue ceramic vase by C.A.S. Vietri (circa 1950s). In the style of Guido Gambone, this stunning piece features decor of four people in...

PAIR of Italian Neo-classic (18th Century) monumental white painted wooden decorative floor urns in baluster form with parcil gilt flame finials, ram's head faux handles plus scroll ...

This antique glass rose water sprinkler, hand-blown by renowned Bohemian glassmakers in the mid-19th century, was crafted specifically for the Islamic market. Standing at 33 cm high,...

A rare, small blue and white Parian porcelain vase made by G. Grainger & Co. circa 1839. This petite vase, a rare style made by G. Grainger & Co. Worcester circa 1839, features a design of oak leaves carved in relief on an unglazed porcelain ground and accentuated with hand-painted blue Rococo details. The interior of the vessel is glazed and has a lovely, delicate laurel design encircling the mouth of the vessel. The Grainger porcelain...