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Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase on Sterling Silver Base, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase on sterling silver pedestal. Designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s. This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the central part. Its gorgeous shades of blue and the geometric design of the patterns make this vase a highly decorative piece from the Mid-Century Modern period. Rare find due to the sterling silver base. Measures: 20,5 cm height x 16 cm diameter // 8,07 in height x 6,29 in diameter About Bitossi (Manufacturer) Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Sterling Silver

21st Century Gaetano Pesce Lemon Special M Vase Resin Yellow
Located in barasso, IT
Lemon special vase, yellow. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: M - ø 16cm x H 26cm Other sizes available. Vase in soft...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Vases

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Resin

Bo Fajans, Vase, Yellow Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1930s.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Dark Yellow Vase, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, 1950s, Mid Century Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely dark yellow vase designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, the vase is 27.5 cm (11") high. It´s in excellent condition except from some minor scratches and marks in the glaze,...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

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Stoneware

Italian Decorative Mid-Century Yellow Ceramic Vase Signed by Gambone
Located in Paris, FR
Shiny yellow enameled with orange & brown circles on both side vase by Bruno Gambone Circa 1960s/1970s Measures: H 25 cm x L 15 cm Artist-signed Gambone Italy at base.
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1960s Vintage Vases

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Ceramic

Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Murano Handkerchief Yellow Art Glass Blown Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Murano handkerchief yellow Art glass blown vase.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Czech Bohemian Cut Crystal Vase Golden Yellow Amber
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Czech golden yellow amber hue and clear transparent Bohemian cut crystal vase, circa mid-20th century, Czechoslovakia....
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Mid-20th Century Czech Vases

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Crystal

Pair of Murano Cased Glass Yellow Vases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Murano cased glass yellow vases with a diamond pattern. Vases measure about 20" high and 6.75" in diameter.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

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Murano Glass

Crash Vase Polished Stainless Steel Silver Color by Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Oskar Zieta presents his latest works at the HE Concept Store and in the hotel’s passage. Modern, minimalist and often formally experimental vases will form part of the hotel’s elegant interiors. Shiny steel reflecting the surrounding space, juxtaposed with multicolored plants, is a metaphor for the coexistence of technology and nature in Zieta’s work. Flourishing and growth, concepts associated with nature can also be applied to the steel processing methods used by this versatile designer and artist in his work. Crash vases...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Vases

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Stainless Steel

Crash Vase Polished Stainless Steel Silver Color by Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Oskar Zieta presents his latest works at the HE Concept Store and in the hotel’s passage. Modern, minimalist and often formally experimental vases will form part of the hotel’s elegant interiors. Measure: H 35 cm. Shiny steel reflecting the surrounding space, juxtaposed with multicolored plants, is a metaphor for the coexistence of technology and nature in Zieta’s work. Flourishing and growth, concepts associated with nature can also be applied to the steel processing methods used by this versatile designer and artist in his work. Crash vases...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Vases

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Stainless Steel

Val Saint Lambert 'Palacio' Ruby Over Uranium Yellow Cut Glass Vase
Located in London, by appointment only
A splendid “rose over yellow” (original catalogue description) ‘Palacio’ crystal vase with a straight neck above the angular bulbous body. The vase is cut to clear with lenses, split...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Vases

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Cut Glass

Czech Republic Vase Glass and Silver
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Small glass and silver vase. Circa 1900 Origin Czech Republic. Perfect condition. Hand carved. The silver is uncertain in the crystal. Art deco. Measure height 10 cm width 8 cm.
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Early 1900s Czech Art Deco Antique Vases

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Silver

Crash Vase Polished Stainless Steel Silver Color by Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Oskar Zieta presents his latest works at the HE Concept Store and in the hotel’s passage. Modern, minimalist and often formally experimental vases will form part of the hotel’s elegant interiors. Shiny steel reflecting the surrounding space, juxtaposed with multicolored plants, is a metaphor for the coexistence of technology and nature in Zieta’s work. Flourishing and growth, concepts associated with nature can also be applied to the steel processing methods used by this versatile designer and artist in his work. Crash vases...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Vases

Materials

Stainless Steel

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Nugget XL Vase Resin Fuchsia Yellow
Located in barasso, IT
Nugget vase, clear fuchsia, clear yellow. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm Colours: clear fuchsia,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Vases

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Resin

Japanese Musen Wireless Cloisonne Enamel Vase Signed Ando Company
Located in Newark, England
Japanese musen wireless cloisonne enamel vase early Showa period. The vase of globular form decorated in a mint green enamel with a band of abstract...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Metal, Silver, Enamel, Wire

Sterling Silver Floral Overlay Yellow Porcelain Vase by Thomas Ivory
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mid 20th century sterling silver overlay featuring flowers, vines and leaves on a yellow porcelain vase. The vase was produced by Thomas Bavaria in the Ge...
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1940s German Vintage Vases

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Sterling Silver

Gio Ponti (Attr.) Hand Blown Murano Vase in Striped Yellow Glass, Italy 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891 - 1979), attributed to A graceful hand-blown Murano glass bottle attributed to Gio Ponti, with lively filigrana in alternating clear and opaque stripes of yellow,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

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Blown Glass

Big Collina Medium Resin Vase in Clear Yellow Lime Turquoise by Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Big Collina vase - clear yellow, matt lime, matt turquoise. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Additional information: Material: soft ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Resin

Lino Sabattini Silverware "Cardinale" Vase for Christofle, France, 1956
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
A France Mid-Century Modern design vase model “Cardinale” in silvered metal designed by Italian artist Lino Sabattini for Christofle France in 1956,...
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1650s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vases

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Silver Plate, Metal

Hand Blown Contemporary Wrinkle Neon Yellow Glass Vase by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique Piece. Hand blown glass vase made in forms of soft clay that are shaped by hand just before blowing the glass into the form. The process makes all pieces unique and gives them...
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2010s Swedish Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

1930s by Eros Genazzi Art Deco Silver Vase
By Eros Genazzi
Located in Brescia, IT
Art Deco silver pitcher vase Perfect condition Weight: 530 g.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Set Salta Round Bottle Holders, Alpaca Silver & Natural Onyx Stone
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images that led us to design our largest collection. It has pure and contemporary lines, a classic vision but with modern design. The chosen materials are alpaca and onyx...
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2010s Argentine Modern Vases

Materials

Onyx, Stone, Metal

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

Lino Sabattini, Italiy, Modernist Vase in Silver Plated Metal, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lino Sabattini (b. 1925, d. 2016), Italiy. Modernist vase in silver plated metal. Ca. 1960. In excellent condition. Stamped. Measures: 30 x 5.5 cm. Lino Sabattini was an Italia...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Vintage Dulin & Martin Weighted Sterling Silver Fluted Trumpet Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Dulin & Martin weighted sterling silver 9" Fluted Trumpet vase. item features engraved "E" and pierced handle, scalloped rim, fluted top mark...
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Mid-20th Century Regency Vases

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Sterling Silver

Honey Yellow Glass Vase by Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare cased vax/matte yellow textured glass vase. Diablo Hour Glass shape. Manufactured by Whitefriars in the UK during the 1970s. This design i...
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

1900 Yellow Austrian Teplitz Vase
Located in Tarrytown, NY
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Early 1900s Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Upsala-Ekeby, Yellow Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Big Collina Large Resin Vase in Clear Yellow Lime Turquoise by Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Big Collina vase - clear yellow, matt lime, matt turquoise Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Additional Information: Material: Soft r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Resin

21st Century Italian Buccellati Sterling Silver Pitcher
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian Louis XVI style sterling silver carafe made by Gianmaria Buccellati. The body of the carafe is smooth and supported by a round base with a Louis ...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Sterling Silver

French Art Nouveau Pottery & Dore Bronze Vase by Serve
Located in Fairfax, VA
A very fine and impressive French late 19th century art nouveau pottery vase overlaid with gold over silver decoration. Gold over silver has mark of E F and image of anchor in the m...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Vases

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Silver

Loetz Silver Overlay Art Nouveau Vases Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Art Nouveau circa 1900 art glass vases with floral and decorative scroll Silver Overlay. (Pair) Larger: Corset form in iridescent gold glass decorated with scrolling silver overlay and a blank cartouche. Height: 5.25 X 2.75 Diameter Condition: Mint. Smaller: Bulbous smoke stack form in iridescent green-gold decorated with scrolling silver overlay flowers. Marked: Alvin pat 67 Height: 4.25 X 2,65 Diameter Condition: Mint AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return if the items are not as described. In 1836, Johann Eisner established a glassworks in the Southern Bohemian town of Klostermühle, today part of the Czech Republic and called Klášterský Mlýn. His heirs sold the glassworks to Martin Schmid in 1849, and two years later Schmid sold it to Frank Gerstner, attorney-at-law, and his wife Susanne. Susanne was the widow (‘Witwe’ in German) of Johann Loetz, a glassmaker about whom we know very little. Gerstner transferred sole ownership to Susanne shortly before his death in 1855, and she successfully led and expanded the company during the subsequent 20 years, manufacturing mainly crystal, overlay and painted glass. In 1879, Susanne transferred the company – now called ‘Johann Loetz Witwe’ – to Maximilian von Spaun, the son of her daughter Karoline. One year later, von Spaun hired Eduard Prochaska and the two of them modernized the factory and introduced new, patented techniques and processes. The first fruits of this collaboration were exciting innovations in Historicism glass, including Intarsia and Octopus glass and the very popular marbled (‘marmorisierte’) glass which imitated semi-precious stones like red chalcedony, onyx and malachite. Success at exhibitions in Brussels, Munich and Vienna were crowned by awards at the Paris World’s Exposition in 1889. In 1897, von Spaun first saw Tiffany Favrile glass exhibited in Bohemia and Vienna, and this convinced him that the art nouveau style was also the way to go for Loetz Witwe. The next eight years were to be the most artistically significant and profitable period in the entire history of the company. The Art Nouveau Period –The glassworks created large numbers of its own new designs of iridescent, trailing art nouveau glass, sometimes in collaboration with well-known artists and designers like Marie Kirschner and Franz Hofstötter (aka Franz Hofstätter). The zenith of Loetz art nouveau glass was epitomized by the so-called Phänomen series of designs, much of it designed by Hofstötter, which won a Grand Prix (alongside Tiffany, Gallé, Daum and Lobmeyr) at the Paris World’s Exposition in 1900. The company’s success during this period had two prime drivers – the technical expertise of Prochaska and the business acumen of von Spaun. Loetz Witwe created many of its own designs, and also supplied glass commissioned by major customers like E. Bakolowits (Vienna) and Max Emanuel...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases

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Art Glass

Yellow Midcentury Decorative Vase, Designed by Wiesław Sawczuk, Łysa Góra, 1970s
By Wiesław Sawczuk
Located in Chorzów, PL
Iconinc Mid-Century Modern design decorative vase. The vase designed by Wieslaw Sawczuk from the 1970s. It comes from the Lysa Góra glassworks in Poland. Hand formed from heavy sodiu...
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1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

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Art Glass

19th Century Pair Set 2 French Confit Pot Yellow Glazed Pottery Provincial
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century pair set 2 French Confit pot yellow glazed pottery provincial. Direct from France, this is for two antique French confit pots, a...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vases

Materials

Pottery

“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

Materials

Silver

Contemporary Berab Vase in Yellow Resin and Plum Glass
Located in London, GB
For the Berab collection, StudioNotte has been inspired by the precious stones of the Brazilian territory, dedicating to it a series of vases in warm and bright colors. Experimenting...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Cut Glass, Resin

Large Profili Sword Lily Murano Glass Vase by Anna Gili
Located in Venezia, IT
Clean lines and contours characterize Anna Gili’s Profili. These vases come in different sizes and their proportions challenge the human eye in a play of concavity and convexity. Cur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Anderson Swedish Silver 1938 Vase in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
K. Anderson, Swedish silver vase from 1938 in Mid-Century Modern style with a beautiful, geometric design, enhanced by curvilinear engravings. It measures 10'' in height by 7'' in di...
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1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Antique Alvin American Art Nouveau Green Silver Overlay Vase
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Baluster with dense and vertical overlay in form of entwined stem flowers in curvilinear frames. Scrolled car...
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Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Vases

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Silver

Modern Zanellato Bortotto Vases in Grey Bardiglio and Yellow Siena Marble
Located in Pordenone, PN
Vaso Esa di Zanellato Bortotto Marmorizzazione del marmo Esa, il marmo si trasforma per imitare la propria natura con il marmo stesso. Questa è l'idea alla base dell'opera di Zanell...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

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Cement, Marble

Citron Yellow Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over citron-yellow glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases

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Porcelain

Swedish Modern Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Ceramic Mustard Yellow Chamotte Vase
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $350...Exquisite creation by Gunnar Nylund (1914–1997) during his tenure as artistic director of Rörstrand from 1932 through the 1950s. The vase has a glossy spicy mustard yellow glaze over a rough rustic body creating a smooth touch but a brutal look to the piece. The Chamotte line was first introduced in the late 1930s. Stamped on bottom with RÖRSTRAND, 3 crowns logo, SVERIGE, CHAMOTTE and NYLUND. Measurements: 4 inches diameter x 8 1/2 inches high. We have also listed a larger example of the same design in white. The last image is of the stamp on bottom of white vase for clear bottom...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

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Ceramic, Pottery

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Peony Vase Ando Company
Located in Newark, England
Japanese cloisonne enamel vase of large globular form, boldly decorated with a pastel green glaze surrounding florets of stylised peony flowers Tashio-early Showa period. The base signed to the centre with the Ando company mark and Jungin silver mark to the rim. Notes Ando Cloisonné...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

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Metal, Silver, Enamel

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

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 1912. Tapering and girdled tube on stepped foot. Flared and castellated rim with applied mold...
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1910s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Vases

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Sterling Silver

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

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Metal

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

Sterling Silver Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are delighted to offer you this sterling silver vase. It is tall and slim with a tapered shape. A beautiful floral cartouche awaits your perso...
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1930s Unknown Vintage Vases

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Sterling Silver

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

Materials

Crystal, 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

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

Materials

Sterling 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

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Sterling Silver

Large Italian Bright Yellow Glazed Earthenware Handled Vessel
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large and brightly glazed earthenware two handled vessel. This jug is hand thrown pottery earthenware with handles in an ancient Pompeian form wit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vases

Materials

Earthenware

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

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Silver Plate

Modern Silvered Glass Vase with Swarovski Crystals
Located in Lisbon, PT
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2010s Czech Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Crystal, Silver

Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Trinfale Vase, Red with Silver Overlay, Italy, 1929
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Richard Ginori Earthenware form with “Triumphal chariot” relief on front, red glaze and hand-applied silver in floral motif. Exceedingly rare piece. Hand-painted signature on undersi...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

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Silver

Meriden Britannia Sterling Silver and American Brilliant Cut Glass Vase, c.1900
Located in Gardena, CA
Meriden Britannia Sterling Silver and American Brilliant Cut Glass Vase, c.1900 Etched wheat leaves throughout the exterior of the g...
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19th Century Antique Vases

Materials

Glass

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

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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