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Vases For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
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Studio Pottery Organic Hand Thrown Vase in Brown tones, Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Beautiful hand thrown vase in classic amphora shape has narrow base and opening, contrasting with the wide body. The opening rim and curvature of the upper portion of the body are s...
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Late 20th Century American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 3 Stoneware Vases by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
A set of three beautiful stoneware vases. Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand, Sweden, 1965. Excellent condition. Stamped signature "GN" and makers mark "R" for Rörstrand. Gu...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Vintage Art Vase, Swedish, Glass Stem Sleeve, Aseda Glasbruk, Mid Century, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage art vase. A Swedish, glass stem sleeve, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Exceptional colour to this delightful Swedish art vase Displays a desirable age...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Tiffany Favrile Glass Cabinet Vase, Circa 1904
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany Favrile glass cabinet vase Circa 1904. Of squat urn form, with a short everted rim, in deep green glass with cream colored neck, with irid...
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20th Century Vases

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Glass Compote
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome hand-blown Art Deco glass compote. In the style of a Jozefina Krosno glass sculptural bowl. Black and clear colors. Polish in Origin. This is s...
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20th Century Polish Vases

Materials

Glass

Pair of Chinese 18th Century Flambe Glazed Trunk Form Vases
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of vases molded as naturalistic plum tree trunks, with applied decorations of flowering plum branches. All are covered by a rich flambe glaze of predominantly fuchsia, with st...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Art Deco Malachite Glass Vase By Schlevogt
Located in Dallas, TX
Bohemian art deco malachite green glass vas with figures by Curt Schlevogt. Circa 1930s, Czechoslovakia.
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1930s Czech Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Barbotine Ceramic Vases & Matching Cache-Pot
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, colorful hand painted Majolica antique set was sculpted in Montigny sur Loing, France, circa 1870. Each ceramic vase including the mat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Mid-Century Carstens Tonnieshof Germany Set of 4 Vases
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Four Carstens 'Ankara" vases, two with blue and gun-metal glazes. The other two have red and grey glazes. The red and grey glazes are very rare. The little red and grey vase is 1...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Guido Gambone Green Snake Vase, 1950s, Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vessel, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Guido Gambone green snake vase, 1950s, Mid-Century Modern ceramic vessel, Italy. Guido Gambone (Italian, 1909 - 1969) Green and white snake design ceramic vase. Signed (Signature and donkey) on bottom. Stunning piece with gorgeous, rare green glaze and elegant lines that are elegantly accentuated by the snake that curls around the waist and body of the vessel. Museum-worth masterpiece by one of the most influential ceramicists of the 20th century. Dimensions: 12" H; Provenance: Collection of John 'Parker' Prindle, Jr., Boston, MA. Gambone's unique style is a combination of ancestral ceramic techniques and Etruscan or abstract decorations composed of primary and secondary colors. Ne fused traditional ceramic methods with amorphous forms that echoed equally the art of the past and of his modern day. His dynamic objects, in which he often experimented with glazes and patterns, garnered great popularity and today are treasured holdings in important private and museums collections around the globe. The year 1950 also marked the showcase of one of Gambone’s collaborative works at a group exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, and the following year Gambone enjoyed his first solo showing at the Galleria Il Milione in Milan. By the end of the decade, Gambone had achieved international acclaim for his pieces. He upheld his dedication to his work until 1967, when the La Tirrena...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Italian Murano Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handblown Fazzoleto shape Murano glass vase with murrina applied glass drops. Italy, 1950s. This beautiful Murano glass vase features a recreation of the octopus skin. It has control...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass

Midcentury Set of 3 Ceramic pieces Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund Sweden 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful pieces made in Sweden during the 1950s at Rörstrand factory and designed by Gunnar Nylund The vases matches the bowl and gives a nice antique look. The vase and bo...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Pair of French Vases in Black Opaline Glass Hand Painted in Pure Gold
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Wond...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Opaline Glass

Art Deco Style Smoked Glass "Marrakech" Vase by Lalique
Located in Montreal, QC
Art Deco style smoked glass "Marrakech" vase by Lalique. Etched signature to base ‘Lalique France’, France, circa 1978.
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1970s French Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Italian Design Vase in Black and White Glass, in Two Sections, Italy, 1970s
Located in Torino, IT
Italian design vase in black and white glass, in two separable parts. Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass

Marius Giuge Vase and Candlesticks, Vallauris, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large vase with a matching pair of candlesticks by Ateliers Marius Giuge, in Vallauris (South of France). Dimensions provided below are for the vase. The candlesticks measure: Heig...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Murano Glass Vase by Arte Vetraria Muranese
Located in Roma, IT
A colourful blown glass vase with aventurine stone by A.Ve.M (Arte Vetraria Muranese), Italy. Aventurine is a variety of quartz characterized by bright inclusions of mica or other m...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vases

Materials

Glass

Pair of Green Art Nouveau Vases by Bert Neinhuis for Distel, Amsterdam
By Bert Nienhuis
Located in Chicago, US
These matching green pillar vases' bases are painted black and contain various geometric designs that work their way up the shaft of the vase, eventually becoming less concentrated....
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Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Glazed Oxblood Vase by Hermann Seger for KPM
Located in Montreal, QC
Glazed oxblood vase by Hermann Seger for KPM. Ink-stamped manufacturer's mark to underside of smaller example 'S.gr.P' with scepter mark and incised number 'PM 3060'. Germany: circa ...
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1890s German Antique Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Ancient Egyptian Vessel with Lug Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
This type of Egyptian Vessel was carved from a very hard stone using a simple drill and was most likely used for the storage of ointment or liquids. The small lug handles allowed the...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Costantini Murano Glass Italian Vase
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Murano hand blown vase made of opaline glass by the Italian artist glassblower Costantini. The body is decorated with round freeform reliefs. T...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Rare Polychrome Murano Glass "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare polychrome Murano glass "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, signed on the underside of the base: "Bianconi Venini" Italy: circa 1950. Bianconi’s real contribution to the world of art and design, however, finds its inception in 1947 when the Milanese Paulo Venini...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Late 18th Century Khmer Brown Glazed Terracotta Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This Khmer brown glazed terracotta vase is a very stunning piece with its organic shape and all the signs of the time. The enameled surface well shows its period and for this reasons...
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Late 18th Century Cambodian Primitive Antique Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Important black and smoked glass vase by Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Montreal, QC
Important black and smoked glass vase by Per Lutken for Holmegaard retaining it's original makers label, the underside etched signature Holmegaard 1732 P61 Denmark circa 1961, Lütken...
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1960s Danish Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Modern Exceptional Vase Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This exceptional vase from Rörstrand and maker or designer Carl Harry Stålhane, was made in Sweden in the midcentury. Its beautiful glazed combined with its incredible hourglass shap...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Picasso Vase Guitars Ceramico Titano San Marino, Italy, circa 1960
By Ceramica Titano
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large highly decorated vase with pushed in sides painted with guitars in various colors and shapes in white cartouches on an overall black background. Stylistically influenced by t...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Art Deco vases with flowers Boch Frères La Louvière 1931
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Art Deco vases with flowers and Art Deco pattern in silver and gold on a black shiny glaze by Boch Frères, La Louvière. With Boch Frères stamp. Model number D 1780. Belgium,...
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1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Schafer Vater German Bisque Green Jasperware Art Nouveau Maiden Bud Vase
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Schafer Vater German Bisque Green Jasperware Art Nouveau Maiden Bud Vase Jasperware bud vase. Incised with the number 5786 on the bottom.
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Early 1900s Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Vases in Royal French Blue, Early 1800s
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of Paris porcelain neoclassical style vases from the early 1800s have stunning details and rich coloration. Old Paris porcelain, or Vieux Paris, is the term given to the elaborate hard-paste porcelain products created in Paris from the mid-1700s through the late 1800s. Vieux Paris is a generic term, as there were more than 30 factories that produced porcelain during this period. Sometimes these factories would sell “blank”, unpainted pieces to outside artisans, so it is quite possible to see identically shaped pieces with different paint styles. Because of this, a fair majority of Vieux Paris is unattributed – meaning there are typically no production marks. The trumpet necks of these vases are a lustrous gilded porcelain, flanked on two sides by bright white stylized sphinx busts with acanthus leaf headpieces. The slightly obovate bodies are painted in a matte azure color. This color, known as “Bleu de France”, has been a staple of the heraldry of the French monarchy since the 12th century. The body of each vase is where most of the minute details can be found. Situated on either side and slightly below the base of the sphinxes are gilt cherubs. Each vase has its own unique set of cherubs, depicting different activities. One vase has a cherub with butterfly on a string, while the one on the opposite side is holding a pair of trumpets. The other vase has a cherub flying with a wreath, while the one on the opposite side is holding a pair of torches. Even though the figures are very small in stature, you can still see the details of their faces. Beneath the cherubs are large bisque...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vases

Materials

Marble

Chinese Qing Dynasty Flambé Glazed Bottle Vase, Tianqiuping, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese monochrome red flambé glazed bottle vase, called a tianqiuping, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. The voluptuous body o...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vases

Materials

Porcelain

19th C Large English Porcelain Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
This large decorative vase would be perfect in a niche as it has a dramatic profile but would also look great on a center table since it is fully decorated in the round and looks goo...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Nantucket Home Royal Blue Hand Painted Vase Urn
By Nantucket Home
Located in Germantown, MD
Royal blue hand painted vase urn. Fine porcelain by Nantucket Home. Suitable for flowers or ice bucket. Two handy handles. Measures 7.5" in diameter and 6.5" tall. Excellent condition.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

A metal vase designed by Ellen Schlanbush for Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A disco metal vase with snakeskin pattern designed Ellen Schlanbush, who ahead of her time were artistic director for Just Andersen. * A metal vase with snakeskin pattern * Design...
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1940s Danish Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Model 238-18 West German Orange Lava Ceramic Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
A model 238-18 orange glazed ceramic vase by Scheurich with lava textured design with interior glazing. Marked on base.
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Michael Andersen Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Green Ceramic Vases, 1940s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Tan France Auction Pick Set of two Scandinavian ceramic vases designed by Danish artist Michael Andersen & Son, signature engraved on the bottom, 1940s Dimension big vase: diameter...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

A "Grand Tour" Cast Iron Etruscan Vase/Urn
Located in Sheffield, MA
A “Grand Tour” Cast Iron Etruscan Vase 19th Century Depicting classical Greek figures, with ring handles with a leaf motif on each side. Height 20 in. Vas INV. 9
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19th Century Italian Antique Vases

Materials

Iron

Pair of Directoire Tole Vases in Gilt and Black
Located in Washington, DC
A pair of Directoire tole vases in gilt and black.
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1810s French Antique Vases

Materials

Metal

19th c. Gilt Bronze Vase
Located in Fairfax, VA
A beautiful two color bronze vase. Crafted in France during the 19th century and featuring bronze doré, this piece is truly a work of art.
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19th Century French Antique Vases

Materials

Bronze

Satsuma Earthenware Vase, by Kinkozan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Satsuma earthenware vase, by Kinkozan, Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912) decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt over a clear, crackled glaz...
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Early 1900s Antique Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Tanganyika Ceramic Flower Vase by Marco Zannini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tanganyika ceramic flower vase by Marco Zannini (Italy). Very rare, perhaps only 10-12 were ever made. Zannini had the notion (correctly, in act...
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1980s Italian Memphis Group Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Ormolu Mounted Malachite French Vases after a design by Galberg
By Ekaterinburg Faceting Factory, Russia
Located in London, GB
A pair of ormolu mounted malachite Ekaterinburg vases after a design by I.I. Galberg French, 20th century Height 51cm, diameter 32cm Crafted to a design by the prestigious architect...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

19th Century Murano Italian Glass Vase by Salviati
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Murano glass vase made by glass masters Salviati & Co in the late 19th century with a beautifully marbled calcedonio design. This Murano glass vase, made by Salviati & Co. circa 1...
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1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Costantini Murano Glass Italian, Pair of Vases
Located in Madrid, ES
Murano hand blown vases made of opaline glass by the Italian artist glassblower Costantini. The body is decorated with round freeform reliefs. ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Rare Green Floor Vase Fat Lava "Onion" Vase by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase Producer: Scheurich, Germany Design: Nr. 285-30 Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage vase was produced in ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Blue White Platter Plate Qianlong Period 1760
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality Hand Decorated in underglaze blue and white ground Chinese Export Large Deep Dish of Centerpiece of Octagonal outline with canted corners, of exceptiona...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Extraordinary "STRAWBERRY" Tube Pottery Fat Lava Vase Scheurich Germany 1970 n2
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare black red "strawberry" DECOR. Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Ge...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Extraordinary "STRAWBERRY" Tube Pottery Fat Lava Vase Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare black red "strawberry" DECOR. Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vas...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Large Pottery Fat Lava "Strawberry" 517-38 Floor Vase Made by Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase extra large version Model: 517-38 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Alcoa Anodized Aluminum Vases
Located in Toronto, Ontario
These Aloca Aluminum vases were created as a part of the Alcoa Design Forecast in 1959, a project by Alcoa to bring aluminum to the forefront of Design at the time. Utilizing new techniques and methods, many pieces were designed by celebrated artists and designers such as the Prismatic Table by...
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Mid-20th Century American Vases

Materials

Aluminum

Japanese Antique BK Paper-Covered Pottery 1860s-1900s /Flower Vase WabiSabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a large Japanese pottery. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). The entire pottery is covered with paper. It comes with a wooden...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Pottery

1990 Studio Pottery Bud Vase, Olive Green
Located in Clermont, FL
An olive green pottery bud base with lizard motif
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Extraordinary Superglaze Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Es Keramik, Germany, WGP 1960
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase Producer: ES Ceramics, Germany (see label) Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany by premium...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Japan, Hanakago by Maeda Chikubosai i, circa 1930/40
Located in PARIS, FR
Japan, hanakago by Maeda Chikubosai I, first half of the 20th century. A tall tubular ikebana basket in the shape of a water bucket, woven in smoked bamboo stripes , first half of...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Vases

Materials

Bamboo

Vintage rustic metal Indian water pot or vase
Located in Bristol, GB
Large size rustic hand made metal pot / vase, ideal for display purposes. Superb patina to the metal which has been waxed to preserve the finish. Worldwide shipping - Message befo...
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Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Iron

Alvino Bagni for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Orange, Green, Brown, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni for Raymor vase, ceramic, orange, green, brown, signed. Tall cylinder vase with a subtle textured sand glaze of bright orange, gree...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Stoneware Gourd Vase Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Located in Chicago, US
PIERRE-ADRIEN DALPAYRAT (1844-1910) After working nearly half his life as an itinerant faience painter and directing production for commercial porcelain manufacturers, Dalpayrat’s ey...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Baykal Ceramic Flower Vase by Marco Zanini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Baykal ceramic flower vase by Marco Zanini (Italy). Rare. Zanini had the notion (correctly, in actuality) that most artistic flower vases almos...
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1980s Italian Memphis Group Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand
Located in Norwalk, CT
A beautiful Midcentury stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand. It has a lovely silhouette and a matte mottled haresfur glaze...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Antique and Vintage Vases for Sale

Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic. 

Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.

The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.

Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.

Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.

On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.

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