Ceramic Urns

Stunning glazed porcelain / hand painted and gilt decorated covered urns with figural Ram’s head handles. The urn features a deep glazed navy blue with an egg shell background decora...

This is a stunning porcelain potpourri vase with a double cover made by Royal Worcester in 1901. It is painted with beautiful orchids against a soft blue background by the famous porcelain artist Frank Roberts. This vase is a beautiful decorative object. Potpourri vases were meant to hold a mix of scented dried flowers and leaves (the potpourri) to freshen the air in the often stuffy Georgian or Victorian homes in a time before vacuum cleaners. The covers are perforated to let the scent out. The original Worcester factory was founded in the mid 18th Century and belongs to the group of famous pioneering potteries in Britain. It went through various changes and take overs, and in the mid 19th Century it merged with Chamberlains and Grainger, both earlier split-offs, taking the new name "Royal Worcester". The factory distinguished itself with its extremely high quality of artwork, hiring the best artists and always coming up with very vivid designs for decorative objects full of flowers, birds and fruits. It was in operation until the early 21st Century but eventually succumbed to the changing times. Today the best 19th Century Royal Worcester pieces are desired collectors' items. This potpourri has a charming pumpkin shape and a cover with a Persian-style spire finial. The rims are set in carmine-red and gilt bands with white "pearls". Interestingly, the pot has a double cover: one to keep the potpourri inside airtight when not in use, and one to let out the scent. The body of the pot is superbly painted with softly hued ferns and orchids by Frank Roberts. Roberts was mostly known for his exceptional warmly coloured fruit paintings, but he also did some superb flower paintings, particularly orchids like the ones on these vases. Roberts was a quiet and religious person who kept to himself, but he had an iconic status among the Worcester painters. He was not only a painter, but was one of the few people who could trace and raise gold, a difficult technique. Ever since Roberts' time at Royal Worcester, apprentices were given his work to copy as part of their training. Roberts was born in 1857 and started working at Royal Worcester in 1872 when he was only 25 years old, until shortly before his death in 1920. The pot carries the green Royal Worcester...

Large antique quality Japanese Imari floor standing vase having a splendid trumpet shaped scalloped edge top, fantastic hand painted panels with Ja...

Pair 19th Century Boch hand-painted blue & white vases make a splendid accent as well as a vessel for fresh flowers or other decorative items! The intricate combination of patterns e...

Pair antique Delft blue & white transferware lidded vases is a splendid example of Old World craftsmanship where Dutch ceramicists took advantage of...

This is a wonderful Dresden potpourri or covered vase, which has two different paintings of lovers on two sides on a white ground and paintings of t...

A pretty pink vase perfect for display, a special cabinet or piece of furniture. From one of the Gilded Age's premier porcelain companies, Coalport who specialized in the decoration ...

This is a very fine pair of lidded potpourri vases made by Royal Worcester in 1909. The potpourris are in the "blush ivory" style with beautiful overlaid enamel flowers signed by the...

This is an extremely rare and sublimely made "Royal Stamp Box" made by Royal Worcester in 1902, on the cusp of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The stamp box is held up by two cheru...

Chinese famille verte style porcelain vase with the figures of females and children and butterflies have finely cast gilt bronze mounts in the Louis XV style. Attribute to Edward F. ...

Large pair of circa 1900 Famille rose decorated porcelain covered vases, each decorated with fence, large flowering trees, landscapes within cartouches and lids with fu dog finials.

Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Imari porcelain vases (Meiji Period 1868-1912) feature an unusual contoured square shape, and are beautiful...