Vases

Rich green blown crystal vases featuring 24 karat gold decoration throughout with the central portion having a Greek key design. This pair dates to the last half of the 19th century ...

Here's another beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor space with this fine artisan treasure from Japan. A stunning dark walnut colored bronze vase with a pretty undulatin...

A 19th French century pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme vases. An amazing pair of tall cylindrical bamboo vases decorated in Japanese Gold and Sil-ver Hiramaki-E Lacquer with Pavilions in The Mist and Weaving Figures, Flown Over by a Pair of Cranes. Enclosed in a Sino-Japanese Inspiration Golden and Brown Patina Bronze Mount Featuring Elephant Heads, Partially Openwork Branches and Salamanders Forming Side Handles. Circa 1870 Attributed to Édouard Lièvre (1828-1886) and Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) Édouard Lièvre (1828-1886) is one of the most talented and prolific designer and industrialist of the 19th Century, his repertoire is sometimes Sino-Japanese or Neo-Renaissance, whether in furniture or works of art, we can note in particular the parade bed of Valtesse de La Bigne, furniture commissioned by the painter Édouard Detaille or even Sarah Bernhardt, and the famous works in collaboration with Maison Christofle or those in gilded bronze and cloisonné enamel edited by Ferdinand Barbedienne, presented at the Universal Exhibitions in 1878, 1889 and 1900. He was both a draftsman, painter, illustrator, engraver, ornamentalist and cabinetmaker, first trained in the studio of the painter Thomas Couture, Lièvre was then fully immersed in the world of decoration, creation and ornamentation and provides designs for manufacturers and merchant-publishers. Often assisted by his brother Justin, he first produced works of art for his own apartment, seeking out the finest craftsmen to execute his designs for bronzes, ceramics, fabrics and luxury furniture from great virtuosity and great taste. He then collaborated with the cabinet-maker Paul Sormani, as well as haberdasher merchants such as the Escalier de Cristal, bronziers such as Maison Marnyhac and especially Ferdinand Barbedienne as on our vases with bronze mounts characteristics of Edouard Lièvre's work. Born in 1810, died in Paris in 1892, Ferdinand Barbedienne, the most important caster of bronze pieces of art during the second half of the 19th Century, created and directed in Par-is one of the major artistic foundries of his time. Barbedienne specialized in classical reproductions, whose models were exposed in famous European museums. Their illustrated catalogues included many diverse objects such as busts, ornemental sculpture (clocks, candelabras, cups) sometimes even life-sized and bronzes for furniture. Apart from his own produc-tion, Barbedienne worked for the most renowned sculptors such as Barrias, Clésinger and Carrier-Belleuse. All his works were highly esteemed and he, himself honored by contemporary critics. At the London exhibition in 1851 Barbedienne’s firm won two « Council medals ». At the 1855 Universal Exhibition, he won a medal of honor. The success of Barbedienne’s firm brought him many official commissions, such in about 1860, as Barbedienne supplied bronzes for furniture for the Pompeian Villa of Prince Napoléon-Joseph, located avenue Montaigne in Paris. At the London Universal Exhibition of 1862 Barbedienne won medals in three different categories: Furniture, Silversmith work and Artistic bronzes. Barbedienne was made an officer of the Légion d’Honneur in 1867 and Commander in 1878 when he was compared with « a prince of industry and the king of bronze casting ». His glory did not decline with the passage of the time for at the Universal Exhibition of 1889 the critics thanked Barbedienne for the example he set for other bronze-casters by the perfection of his bronzes. “Japonisme” in the second half of the 19th century, was a craze for everything that came from Japan or imitated its style. The word was first coined in a series of articles published by Philippe Burty, from May 1872 to February 1873, in the French magazine “la Renaissance Littéraire et Artistique”. Far from the Academic sphere, artists seeking for new ways of expression, appropriated this discovery. Manet and the impressionists led the way to half a century of enthusiasm for Japanese art, and largely contributed to the esthetical revolution Europe experienced between 1860 and the beginning of the twentieth century. From 1862, The World’s Fairs provoked massive arrivals of fans, kimonos, lacquers, bronzes, silks, prints and books that launched the real era of Japonisme. With those exhibitions, the demand was boosted, the number of merchants and collectors was multiplied, and artists became passionate about this new esthetic. For them, its “primitivism” was probably its most important quality: artists were fond of the Japanese art’s capacity to be close to nature and to reconcile art and society by representing, with a lot of care, the most trivial objects. In painting, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Degas, Van Gogh, Gauguin were among those who were deeply inspired by Japanese art, affected by the lack of perspective and shadow, the flat areas of strong color, the compositional freedom in placing the subject off-center, with mostly low diagonal axes to the background. The Japanese iris, peonies, bamboos, kimonos, calligraphy, fish, butterflies and other insects, the blackbirds, cranes and wading birds, the cats, tigers, and dragons were endless sources of inspiration, appropriation, and reinterpretation for European artists. The occidental productions were combining styles and artistic conceptions instead of copying Japanese art slavishly. That is what brings to light the comparison between the artworks of Kitagawa Utamaro and Degas, of Katsushika Hokusai and Van Gogh The World’s Fairs of 1851 and 1862 in London, those of 1867, 1878, 1889 and 1900 in Paris, of 1873 in Vienna and of 1904 in Saint Louis presented a number of “Japanese-Chinese” installations with earthenware, bronzes, screens and paintings and attracted the largest amounts of visitors In Vienna, the “Japanese village...

Hasegawa Gasen 1928 - 2002. Japanese bronze vase. Beautifully patinated in green / Brownish shades. Seal marked.

Vase and candleholder Moro woman in handcrafted Sicilian ceramic, hand-painted. Golden Heads and gold finishes are covered with pure liquid gold. Also available in Moro man.

Impressive signed Baccarat Empire style bronze and crystal vase. Beautifully complements the Classic 1841 Harcourt and Empire patterns, similar to the ...

The Rolling Vase #3 is the result of the sculptural work made from our Atelier in order to generate a dialogue between two really different and contrasting materials. The Travertine ...

The Rolling Vase #1 is the result of the sculptural work made from our Atelier in order to generate a dialogue between two really different and contrasting materials. The Travertine ...

The Rolling Vase set of three is the result of the sculptural work made from our Atelier in order to generate a dialogue between different travertines represented in roundish and smo...

Exceptional large gilded contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain three-piece raised lidded jar, hand painted in red and blue with generous gold details, depicting scalopped panels...

Antique Japanese Champleve Cloisonne bronze twin handle 12" vase. Item features Cloisonne enamel, cast bronze champleve vase, twin figural handles, ...

Hand painted with gilt bronze mounts with frogs and florals.

Secondo Fuoco is an investigation into slags, a reflection on the multiple souls of matter: its mineral origin, re-obtained by smelting processes and its...

Striking hand-spun patinated bronze vase sculpture on stand by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, with great linear texture. Italy 1955.

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...

Small cloisonné vase in bronze. Signed to the bottom. Blue enamel base color decorated with numerous flowers, reeds, a rabbit etc. in polychrome e...

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...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red, white and gold flecks Italian art glass pulled feather rose bowl flower vase. It has heavy gold leaf on the open red sections. Created in an ...

French 19th century empire gilt bronze and cut crystal glass amphora vase A slender ovoid crystal glass vase standing on a round gilt bronze foot with a rectangular plinth which i...

Elegant patinated bronze vase from Ystad Metall. Wide mouth, tapering towards the base that is adorned with beautiful flowers. Marked "Ystad Brons" underne...

Brüder Podbira - Antique Art Deco topaz glass vase with gilded grid decoration - the design heavily influenced by the work of Josef Hoffmann and the Wie...

Bronze Gourd vase by Rick Owens 2019 Dimensions: L 11 x W 11 x H 36.7 cm Materials: Bronze Weight: 4.5 kg Rick Owens is a California-born fashion...

Contemporary bronze swan neck vase by Rick Owens. 2007. Dimensions: L 20 x W 20 x H 71 cm. Materials: bronze. Weight: 4.5 kg. Available in black ...

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...

Attractive unique shape beautiful color bronze vase. Size : diameter 8 cm (3 inch) x height 26 cm (10.2 inch) Weight : 740g (1.6 lb) Good condition with some minor patination ...

A bronze and cloisonne enamel square vase. Cloisonne bronze vase, Japan XIX, signature cartridge. Large quadrangular bronze vase, Japanese work from the 19th century, signed b...

Formal, fresh, and futuristic. Traditional shapes, graphic patterns, and gobs of gold conspire to create this classic meets cutting edge collection. Our signature cubes pattern is dy...

Tsuda Eijyu (1915-2000). A Japanese patinated bronze vase of globular form with a long and narrow neck. Seal marked. Vases like this o...

DIMENSIONS: Height: 4 inches Width: 6 inches Depth: 6 inches ABOUT THE OBJECT With the laconic Japanese-style Art Nouveau design, filled with symbolism and metaphorism, this multi-use bowl...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass ribbed surface pitcher / vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso Company. The piece ha...

Large Cloisonné Artist Signed Vase with Amazing Decoration, circa 19th century. The form of the vase is very unique. Amazing enamel decoration.

Magnificent pair of antique French "Bleu Pudre" Chinese Export porcelain ormolu-mounted vases. This exceptional pair of Regence style bleu pudre porcelain vases are beautifully handc...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink stripes and gold flecks Italian art glass double opening flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for Barovier e Toso. The vase h...

Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and gold flecks with diamond quilted surface Italian art glass basket, flower vase. The piece is rather large, and has ...

A pair of unusual large Japanese cast bronze vases, Meiji period, 1860-1912. Patinated bronze with bronze highlights, the top lip with a Gre...

The Showtime vases by Jaime Hayon are the most iconic in BD’s catalogue. For the 10th anniversary of the Hayon's Showtime collection BD asked the designer to come up with a new speic...

Gorgeous, large vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks with red bands Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is hand signed "Archimede Segus...

Very Large bronze polychrome enameled floor vases in Arabic style, made from bronze with rich color ornamental geometric and floral patterns. Very he...

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

Quality antique Chinese bronze vase having a quality ornate Chinese decorated bronze vase featuring a blossom tree, oriental male figure an...

A large and elegant Meiji period bronze vase with floral decoration and original patina, unsigned. Japan, last quarter of the 19th century.

Beautiful, antique, early Venetian / Murano hand blown pink, blue and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Created in the manner of the Salviati and Fratelli Toso companies. Th...

21st century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze candelabra. This candelabra is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded crystal. This Candelabra has got 5-flames....

Stunning pair of unusual hand painted glazed porcelain lidded vases of bulbous outline, of Continental origin, possibly one of the factories in the Sevres region in France. Last half...

Magnificent pair of round asymmetrical French Baroque vases with rich floral design and decorative angel figures. Very good authentic condition, with no restoration ever made. Franc...

Pair antique Japanese bronze vases, circa 1875-1895.

A highly attractive pair of late 19th century gilt bronze twin handled vases. The handles in the form of twisted vines and the vases decorated with butterflies and birds with snails ...

Bronze Goblet bowl - Signed Arno Declercq Measures: 14 cm L x 14 cm W x 40 cm H 5.5” L x 5.5” W x 15.7” H Material: Bronze Signed by Arno Declercq ...

"Pair of small vases in Sevres Porcelain" Pair of Small Vases in Sèvres Porcelain and Gilded Bronze, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century, Original gilding. H: 24cm, d: 9cm.

An attractive pair of Japanese Edo Period bronze vases with relief foliate and bird decoration, probably dating to the early 19th century, in very go...

Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vase, C. 1870 In the Islamic / Alhambra taste. The two handled vase in Alhambra form, enameled in rich yellow throughout ...

A beautiful and rare Art Deco Bronze vase by SVM Handarbete, Sweden, 1930's. This vase has an exquisite patina with logo engraving to the base.

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Tos...

Dimensions Height: 7.25 inches Width: 5.25 inches Depth: 4.5 inches. Markings Fully marked on the bottom with a "B" in an urn-shaped cartouche (for “Bergmann”), and “GESHUTZED” (German: “PROTECTED). ABOUT What distinguishes this unique bud vase from others is a perfect synthesis of a utilitarian object and a Fine sculpture. It is not only the amazing subtlety and taste of the author’s artist skills, but an extraordinary design and an absolutely outstanding original plot. Designed for a single flower only, it is nonetheless a very complex and multifaceted composition filled with warm humor and fantasy. Sitting on a vessel shaped as a gourd, clasping its goat legs with hooves and holding on to the neck with one hand in order not to fall of it; a playful and mischievous faun holds by the tail a fleeing lizard with the other hand. FRANZ XAVIER BERGMANN (Austrian, 1861–1936) was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronze oriental, erotic and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objects d'art. Cold painted bronze refers to pieces cast in Vienna and then decorated in several layers with so-called dust paint; the expertise for the mix of this kind of paint has been lost. The color was not fired hence "cold painted". Mainly women working...

This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...

An extremely rare complete series of Nefertiti gilded and green painted bronze vases by Lino Sabattini, a numbered edition of only 50 specimens, co...

Japanese contemporary dimpled decorative porcelain vase, a stunning signed piece gilded and hand painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. The artis...

Bring a touch of vintage charm to your living space by bringing home this remarkable pair of opaline glass vases! These translucent drop-sh...