19th Century Della Robbia Italian Hand-Painted and Glazed Lidded Urn

This is a pair of white porcelain shell-encrusted lidded urns with porcelain coral-style finials, situated on a detached lucite base.

This is a lovely pair of porcelain lidded urns, encrusted overall with a variety of organic shells, situated on a detached lucite base.

This is a very collectible pair of Classic Imari lidded urns, in traditional colors of cobalt blue and bittersweet orange, circa 1860.

This is a lovely romantic pair of French Vieux Paris vases with a central medallion depicting a young man and young girl posed in a naturalistic rural setting. The images are cast a...

19th Century Hand-Painted Delft Blue & White Lidded Urn represents a departure from the Oriental styling and the introduction of a more European look that was part of the evolution o...

Absolutely beautiful pair of French, hand-painted and gilded porcelain, hydria-style urns featuring rich layers of faux-tortoise and foliate designs on the body and feet. Each mounte...

This stunning lidded urn might have once been found in a 19th century Italian apothecary. The front of the shaped urn body has the hand-painted phrase “C. Violaru”, which is the heavily abbreviated form of the Latin word for violet (violaceum). Up until the mid-1700’s, apothecaries would make syrups from violets and use it to treat kidney ailments. Above the Latin wording is a whimsical musical scene with a man blowing a horn leading a couple who is holding hands over rocky terrain lined with shrubbery. A large house and trees can be seen behind the trio with a pair of mountains in the distance. On the opposite side of the urn is a floral display with a bird perched on a rock. Beneath the bird is a geometric design, possibly a stylized sun with radiating beams of light. Both scenes are segmented by a pair of thin quarter round moldings that encircle the entire vase. Other hand-painted motifs include floral and foliate margents, geometric patterns, and Vitruvian waves that are infilled with horizontal fluting. The sides of the urn have a fish-scale background beneath two mustachioed mascarons. Both men have been styled in grotesque fashion, with a pair of spiraled horns emanating from their heads. In between the horns is a looping handle that is affixed to the body in similar tight spirals. The domed lid has three scrolled arms that merge in a geometric finial. The base color of the urn is white, with illustrations in a monochromatic cobalt oxide blue, reminiscent of Delft blue pottery...

An exceptional Italian 19th century Brèche Violette marble lidded urn. The urn is raised by an elegant circular mottled socle shaped pedestal suppor...