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Large Vase in Pink Mouth-Blown Art Glass Decorated with 24 Carat Gold Leaf
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large vase in pink mouth-blown art glass decorated with 24 carat gold leaf. Italy, ca 1900. Measures: 28 x 14 cm. In excellent condition.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Twins-C L Vase Resin Green Fuchsia
Located in barasso, IT
Twin-C vase, clear bottle green, clear fuchsia. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm Other sizes av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Vases

Materials

Resin

Antique Pink Sicilian Terracotta Vase Designed by Stefania Boemi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 similar products. (2) This anthropomorphic vase is made entirely by hand and painted in a antique pink matte monoch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

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Terracotta

Vase, Crystal Bowl with Silver Base, Early Twentieth Century
Located in Torino, IT
Vase, crystal bowl with silver base PERIOD Early twentieth century TEMPLATE Vase, cup MATERIALS Crystal, silver base, golden side band DIMENSIONS H 22 x Ø 17.5 cm ...
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Early 20th Century French Vases

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Crystal, Silver

Contemporary Modern Pair of Hand Bown Art Glass Vases in Iron Holders, 1980
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
These captivating pair of handblown (one orange, one purple) vases with iron holders. In very good condition. Dimensions: Purple: 5"W x 5"D x 11"H Orange: 5"W x 5"D x 13.75"H.  
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1980s Vintage Vases

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Art Glass

Antique Bohemian Large Green Glass Vase with Grape Sterling Silver Overlay
Located in Toronto, ON
A large green antique Bohemian vase with sterling silver overlay and grape motifs. A perfect size for the table for a large bouquet of flowers.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Vases

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Silver

Italian Yellow Red Blue Silver Overlaid Crystal Murano Glass Sculpture Vase
Located in New York, NY
Venetian modern thick high-quality Murano glass flower vase, extensively worked with colorful overlapping blown Murrine, the several layers of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Vases

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Silver

Antique English Edwardian Neoclassical Sterling Silver Vase
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver vase. Made by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd in Sheffield in 1913. Tapering and girdled tube on stepped foot. Flared and castellated rim with applied mold...
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1910s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Mid Century Silver Crackle Vase by Royal Haeger
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage mid century blue & white crackle long stem fower vase with silver overall veins by Royal Haeger. Circa 1950, Signed "Royal Haeger USA".
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1950s Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Silver Vase by Maison Desny Paris
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Rectangular vase, made of silver metal with wooden handles, designed by Maison Desny Paris (1927-1933). It was produced in different sizes. One of these sp...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Monumental Acrylic Vase Red, Italy, 1990s
Located in Munich, DE
Extraordinary acrylic resin vase in purple color with raw finish for a decorative statement in your entrance hall or outside on your terrace.
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1990s Italian Vases

Materials

Acrylic

Pair of Murano Glass Barovier and Toso vase C1960
Located in London, GB
A pair of elegant milky pink/white candlesticks with an almost red contrasting centre Produced in Murano in the 1960s by Barovier & Toso. Original label present. (See images).
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Decorative Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th Century Tiffany & Co. sterling silver decorative footed vase / piece. The vase features exterior floral design with two side handles resting on a proportions round base. The vas...
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1890s American Antique Vases

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exceptional sterling silver vase is being offered. It’s very rare to find a vase this size and in this condition. It’s a feast for the eyes; cutout work allows the cobalt to shi...
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Early 1900s American Antique Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Nice Pair of Early 20th Century Silver Mounted Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A nice pair of late 19th century silver mounted Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases. The front panels painted with lion type figures, the back panels with flowers and butterflies, th...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Belle Époque Antique Vases

Materials

Silver

Pair of Chinese Export Silver Vases - Made by Wang Hing circa 1900, Dragons
Located in London, London
Made circa 1900 by Wang Hing, this handsome pair of Antique Chinese Export silver vases, are of traditional form, decorated with a dragon motif. Each vase measures 7.25"(18.5cm) tall...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Vases

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Silver

Bitossi Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Stripes, Red, Blue, White, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Raymor vase, ceramic, stripes, red, blue, white, signed. Small scale cylinder vase with modernist form and decorated with red, blue, and white stripes. Signed with Raymor lab...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

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Ceramic

21st Century Gaetano Pesce Lava XL Vase Resin Pink Blue
Located in barasso, IT
Lava vase, pink, blue Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm Other sizes available. Vase in soft resi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Vases

Materials

Resin

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Vase
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fully handmade sterling silver vase. The structure of the body is cylindrical and widens slightly in the upper part, called the mouth of the vase. The vase is smooth and shiny and ...
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1990s Italian Other Vases

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Sterling Silver

Vintage 1965 Irish Sterling Silver Vases / Beakers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of vintage Irish sterling silver vases / beakers made by William Egan & Sons; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. These exceptional vintage Irish sterling silver vases/beakers have a tapering cylindrical form with a subtly flared rim. The surface of each piece is plain and unembellished. Each vase is supported by a plain domed spreading foot. These impressive vintage silver vases...
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1960s Northern Irish Vintage Vases

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Silver

Sterling Art Deco Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Art Deco period was more than just style it was a way of life. Everything from Big Band to F. Scott Fitzgerald; it was the roaring twenties! The sterling vase from that period ha...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Vases

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Proudly offering this gorgeous sterling silver vase from the early twentieth century by the Redlich Silver Company. It has a striking shape with paneling— six panels in total and is...
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Early 1900s American Antique Vases

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Sterling Silver

Pair of French Glass and Silver-Plate Cornucopia Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of French glass and silver-plate cornucopia vases French, Early 20th Century Height 36cm, diameter 23cm These excellent vases are crafted from glass and silver-plate and we...
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Early 20th Century French Modern Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

red and white 20th century abstract ceramic vase by CAB Bordeaux art deco 1930
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
CAB Bordeaux Large abstract art deco red and white ceramic vase Realised circa 1930 Original perfect condition Height 22 cm Large 17 cm
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20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Lino Sabattini 'Cardinale' Bud Vase Design for Christofle
Located in Sharon, CT
The largest (14.5") version of this classic silver plated brass vase designed by Lino Sabattini for Christofle. Fully signed on bottom.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Silver Plate

'Her Masters Voice' Totem – by Selma Hamstra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The collection of Rotterdam based designer Selma Hamstra was launched during Milan Design Week 2021. 'Her Masters Voice' collection contains glass design...
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2010s Dutch Other Vases

Materials

Glass

Big Collina Large Resin Vase in Clear Purple and Matt Fuchsia by Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Big Collina vase - clear purple, matt fuchsia Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Additional Information: Material: Soft resin Colours:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Resin

Fine American Sterling Silver Overlay Cut Glass Vase, circa 1900
Located in Gardena, CA
Fine American sterling silver overlay cut glass vase, circa 1900. Etched stripes throughout the vase with laurel swags to the exterior of t...
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19th Century Antique Vases

Materials

Glass

“Glass Decanter” American Green Glass Decanter with Silver overlay by Gorham
Located in London, GB
“Glass Decanter” American Green Glass Decanter with Silver overlay by Gorham - circa 1905. A charming early 20th Century American green glass decanter overlaid with silvered Art N...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

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Silver

2.9 Kg Vintage Pink Purple Hand Blown Crystal Glass Vase by Joska, Germany, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Glass vase Producer: Joska Waldglashütte Bodenmais, Germany Decade: 1970s Original super rare vintage vase produced by Joska Waldglashütte in Germany. The vase produced in the 1970s and has a fantastic one of a kind form. Made of high quality hand blown pink and purple crystal glass...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Crystal

Italian Art Deco Style Silver Leaf White Clear Murano Glass Sculpture Vase
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Minimalist organic creation, crystal clear thick blown Murano glass sculptural flower vase, decorated with white threading Filigrana wrapped around the drop shape, creating a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Vases

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Silver Leaf

Italian Art Deco Style Silver Leaf White Clear Murano Glass Sculpture Vase
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Minimalist organic creation, crystal clear thick blown Murano glass sculptural flower vase, decorated with white threading Filigrana wrapped around the drop shape, creating a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Vases

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Silver Leaf

Thomas Webb Enamelled Lizard Glass Vase Jules Barbe, circa 1888
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stunning antique Thomas Webb & Sons cranberry glass vase with ribbed design applied in relief with a lizard with painted enamel and gilded detail and set against an enameled floral and grass design by Jules Barbe...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Vases

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Cream and Magenta and Purple Marbled Pandora Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
Our new marbled vases take on a futuristic appearance as the signature saturated veining runs across a new muted background. With this new palette we bega...
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2010s American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Resin, Plaster

A.Ve.M. Murano Pink Millefiori Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 vases available as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown soft pink, silver flecks and large millefiori murrines Italian art g...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

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Silver Leaf

Peter Winquist for Arabia. Modernist vase in ceramics with silver decoration.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Peter Winquist for Arabia. Modernist vase in glazed ceramics with silver decoration. Finnish design, 1960s. Measures: 18 x 11cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Boucheron Parcel Gilt Silver Vase and Oil Lamp circa 1880
Located in New York, US
Our important parcel-gilt and patinated silver and glass-mounted vase and matching oil lamp were designed by Paul Legrand (1840-1910) and crafted by the silversmith, Charles Glachant, for Boucheron of Paris, circa 1878-1880. 21 in tall and 16.5 in wide (53.4 by 41.9 cm). 28.56 lbs, 457 oz, 14,210 g. Provenance: presented to or purchased by Jean-Baptiste Pezon (1827-1897); acquired by a European private collector, perhaps on the death of Jean-Baptiste Pezon in 1897, by descent; acquired by YM Antiques, 2017. This double walled vase has an amphora form, with body and foot with silver, gilt and patinated and stylized flowers, anthemions and sprays of cherries against an etched and matted ground pierced to reveal a gilt inner wall. The upper body is detachable via a slip-lock, and mounted on both sides with arched panels formed of hexagonal beveled glass tiles. One glass panel applied with bacchic infants taunting a rearing goat and the other side with infants feeding grapes to a lioness under a looming bust of a satyr. The patinated and gilt upswung loop bifurcated handles are mounted with fully modeled figures of Pan bearing a syrinx and thyrsus and a draped maenad playing two flutes, both above roaring lion heads, the rim inset with a slip-lock detachable gilt bowl etched with masks of various representations of Bacchus spaced by ribbons and trophies and with scrolling fruiting vines. The base of interior with detachable base metal drip pan to accommodate the removable oil lamp designed to illuminate the glass tiles from within. The lamp is raised on four hoof feet, the upturned ends cast underneath with masks and with detachable cover mounted with two infant satyrs and flanked by gilt loop handles. The bacchic themed design featuring cartouches depicting infants taunting a goat and lion, plus prominent lion masks at the handles, certainly appealed to Boucheron's customer, Jean-Baptiste Pezon (1827-1897), who is believed to have commissioned the piece. Pezon was the celebrated lion tamer and headliner of the Grande Menagerie whose profession brought him great fame and fortune in Paris. Born a shepherd boy in Lozere, he is said to have left his home at the age of seventeen in the company of a wolf he had captured and trained years earlier. He headed to Paris and by the age of twenty-one purchased his first lion who he named Brutus. The animal is said to have inspired the Lion of Belfort, the monumental red standstone sculpture by Frederic Bartholdi erected in Belfort in 1880. Toulouse-Lautrec was among his admirers and friends, visiting Pezon's Great Lozerian Menagerie to sketch animals. A large bronze sculpture of Pezon atop a female lion adorns the Pezon family tomb in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, as seen in our image here. The vase and detachable bowl are marked on the underside with the silversmith's mark of Charles Glachant. The underside and upper rim of the lower body is engraved "Fic Boucheron Paris". The lamp is marked on underside and flange of cover for Glachant. Boucheron archives indicate the vase was inspired by the amphora vases created by the Greek potter, Nikosthenes, 550-510 BC. The Nikosthenic amphora vases are a form of Attic vase recognized for their angular amphora form with broad flat handles. Potted of bright orange-red clay, they were decorated with plant and animal motifs within distinct friezes, with the most significant defining feature being the black figure painting, often highlighted with white accents. In this vase Legrand re-imagines the striking contrast of the black figures against a warm ground through the use of patina and gilding. His inventive use of piercing and double-wall construction create additional levels of texture and depth throughout the body. The same combination of ornamentation was employed in a ewer designed by Legrand in 1880 in the Islamic taste. (See lot 77 of Christie's sale in New York on October 22, 2009.) Edmé Bouchardon (1698-1762), royal sculptor to Louis XV, may have provided Legrand with inspiration for the vase's iconography. The panel featuring bacchic infants taunting a rearing goat is very similar to a bas relief representation of Winter designed by Bouchardon for the Fontaine des Quarte-Saisons on rue de Grenelle, Paris. Bouchardon debuted his plaster model for the bas relief in 1741, and the fountain was completed in 1745. The Boucheron firm, founded by the celebrated jeweler, Frédéric Boucheron...
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1880s French Greek Revival Antique Vases

Materials

Silver

Ghidini 1961 Jack Fruit Sculptural Vase by Campana Brothers
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Jackfruit is a numbered vases edition, an object that for its exclusivity completes every environment with its strong sculptural presence. The vases are available in two different fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Metal

Seguso Murano Sommerso Blue Pink Italian Art Glass Midcentury Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso blue and pink Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The vase has a partial "Archimede Seguso - Murano -...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Austrian Iridescent Glass Loetz att. Vase w/ Silver Overlay by La Pierre c. 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AUSTRIAN IRIDESCENT GOLD, BLUE AND GREEN GLASS VASE WITH SILVER OVERLAY "L / Sterling" trademark for La Pierre; circa 1900; unsigned Item # 103GOL11A An incredibly vibrant Austrian...
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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

19th Century Sterling Silver Decorative Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th Century Italian sterling silver decorative vase with two side handles and exterior design details. The vase features a finely chase body with applied foliate motifs and semi pre...
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1880s Italian Antique Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of 18C Middle Eastern Damascene Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning pair of 18th century Damascene Vases made of solid brass inlaid with copper and pure silver inlay a gorgeous decoration. Each vase has matching Arabic inscriptions, on fron...
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Late 18th Century Jordanian Islamic Antique Vases

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Sterling Silver, Brass, Copper

Big Collina Large Resin Vase Extra Colour in Clear Amber, Dark Ruby, Fuchsia
Located in barasso, IT
Big Collina Vase extra colour - clear amber, dark ruby, fuchsia Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Additional Information: Material: S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Resin

Pair of Antique WMF Cut Crystal with Silver Plated Mounts Seccessionist Vases
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique vases were made by the well known WMF company of Germany in approximately 1900 and done in a Seccessionist style. The vases ...
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Early 20th Century German Vienna Secession Vases

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Fratelli Toso Murano Opalescent Pink Bubbles Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent pink and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains two original label...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

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

Japanese Silver and Mixed Metal Vase, Shigemitsu, circa 1900
By Hirata Shigemitsu
Located in North Miami, FL
A Japanese silver and mixed metal vase, Shigemitsu, circa 1900. It is marked on the base with jungin (silver) and maker's mark, engraved on body with ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Vases

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Metal, Sterling Silver

Danish Silver Hand Hammered Vase by C. Heise
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century continental 0.826 Danish silver hand hammered vase with beaded rims, inscriptions, and applied decorations by Christian F. Heise. Mea...
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Early 20th Century Danish Vases

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Silver

Cyclik, Large Pink Vase by Karim Rashid for Bitossi in 2000, Limited Edition 79
Located in Chicago, IL
Karim Rashid, the father of Blobjects, designed this masterpiece for the historical italian pottery house Bitossi. The Cyclik vase was released in a limited edition of 79 numbered pi...
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Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

VENINI # Tyra Lundgren# Vase Filigrana Glass 1989 Murano Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Vase VENINI.
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Silver Vases, Gustaf Jansson, C. G. Hallberg, Sweden, 1961
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of elegant silver vases by Gustaf Jansson for C. G. Hallberg. Slender form with wider mouths in an oval design. Very elegant for a single flower.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Clement Massier, Art Nouveau Flower Spike, Vallauris, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Clement Massier, art nouveau flower spike, Vallauris circa 1900.
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Pitcher Vase
Located in New York, NY
East German Mid-Century ceramic pitcher with a bdy featuring an abstract raised beige and green floral design against a burgundy glazed ground with a ribbed pattern around the base a...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Striped Fold III, a Coral Parian Porcelain Sculptural Vessel by Steven Edwards
Located in London, GB
Striped Fold III is a unique sculpture by the British artist Steven Edwards, created from white and coloured parian porcelain. Steven Edwards is a ceramic artist whose work investigates the language of making through the materiality and physicality of clay. Fascinated by process-led making, he uses traditional techniques that provoke unanticipated outcomes, using clay as a medium that sustains the narrative of the making process. The resulting forms embody his interaction and manipulation of the clay using bespoke tools to explore the intrinsic properties of the material. His creative practice starts by purposely placing clay under stress to reveal the natural tension and movement in its surface and form. Throughout the whole making process, he pushes, pulls, compresses and slices the material to provoke a reaction. The final forms are a combination of these making scenarios, translating a theme of duality in their appearance – the contrast of visual distortion and precision, the stillness and movement in form and the surface deception between synthetic and natural. Whilst challenging and pushing his material to the limits, often using clay bodies in ways they are not designed for, Edwards purposely exploits unexpected outcomes. Creating a sense of unease, during the making his clay cracks and buckles, resulting in permanent scars that illustrate the extremes that have been asked of it. Purely aesthetic, these fissures within the surface are an important counter point to the idealised sugary-hued confectionery layered rings. Edwards has exhibited his work at premiere contemporary design and craft shows including British Ceramics...
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2010s British Organic Modern Vases

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Porcelain

Big Collina XL Resin Vase in Clear Purple and Matt Fuchsia by Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Big Collina Vase - clear purple, matt fuchsia Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Additional information: Material: Soft resin Colours:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Resin

1960 Vintage Italian Silver Plated Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Vintage Italian Silver Plated vase.  
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Pair Meiji Period
Located in Newark, England
A sensational pair of Japanese Meiji period Cloisonne enamel bottle vases. The vases of slender hexagonal form with trumpet opening upon a circular foot. Decorated to the highest qua...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Vases

Materials

Metal, Silver

Gaetano Pesce Half Ball Vase with Big Surprise Base, Meritalia, 2010
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gaetano Pesce half ball vase for Meritalia with the big surprise base. Fantastic and rare example of Pesce’s exquisite ability with resin. The work feels ali...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Resin, Plastic

Val Saint Lambert, Signed Sculpted Crystal Vase with Amethyst Core, Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Heavy Val Saint Lambert signed crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s. The central amethyst color (a traditional favorite for VSL) has been given a thick Sommerso (clear layer on the ...
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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

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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