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Vases For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Rococo
Art Nouveau Emile Galle Soliflore Vase 'Anémones of Alpes', France 1900s
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
Emile Gallé, an Art Nouveau cameo glass vase, Nancy, France, around 1900.
Double-layered glass, violet on a pink background. Decorated with Alps anemones in a cameo. Signed Gallé.
H...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Glass
Very Large Antique Signed Gallé French Art Nouveau Green Cameo Art Glass Vase
By Gallé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, very large scale antique French art glass vase.
In green tones.
With acid-cut back cameo grapes, grape leaves, & vines.
Signe...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Iridescent Loetz Glass Vase with Flower Opening, 1940s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Milano, MI
Vase in Austrian iridescent Loetz glass, with a shape with a flower opening and colors from purple to beetle, made in the 1940s
Measures: Ø cm 18 h cm 11
The production of Loetz glass began with Johan Loetz (1778-1848) in the 18th century through the takeover of the Klostermühle glassworks.
In the second half of the 19th century, his nephew took charge of the modernization of the glassworks, introducing, thanks to the assistance of the inventor Eduard Prochaska, new processing techniques: thus new processes were born with glass in imitation of semi-precious stones, veins and the decoration. , which during processing includes hot coils or colored glass pads.
Finally, at the end of the 19th century, the creation of the first glass iridescences with metallic reflections began, up to the creation of Phänomen in glass with applications and inserts of partially metallized glass filaments, similar to Tiffany glass and the famous Papillon glass...
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1940s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Glass
Fritz Heckert "Jack In The Pulpit" Glass Vase Art Nouveau, Bohemia, circa 1901
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Rare example of a large red "Jack In The Pulpit" glass vase from Fritz Heckert around 1901. This unique piece of Art Nouveau glass art convinces with its beautiful shaped body and u...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Loetz Glass "Titania" Art Nouveau Green Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality Art Nouveau art glass vase, by Loetz the historic glass maker from the municipality of Austria featuring engraved Alvin Sterling
Silver overlay. Overlay in form of op...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
French Art Pottery Metenier Blue Ceramic Vase Pot
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
French Art Pottery Metenier blue ceramic vase pot
Made from stoneware and signed on the base by ‘G.Métenier’ for Gilbert Metenier. An artist potter who worked from 1907 until 1940...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Crocus Decor, by Emile Galle circa 1904
By Émile Gallé
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Rare Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase with Crocus Decor, by Emile Galle circa 1904.
A rare vase by Emile Galle with a decor of Crocus (Colchicum autumnale). Ovoid vase with a shouldere...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Glass
Antique Wedgwood Daisy Makeig-Jones Fairyland Lustre 'Butterfly' Vase No. Z4832
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English lustreware porcelain vase.
By Wedgwood
Butterfly Pattern No. Z4832.
Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones.
With a mottled cela...
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany Studios Rare Iridescent Favrile Large Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios by Louis Comfort Tiffany Large Red and Gold Iridescent Floriform Glass Vase. This is a rare form and red color that will be a must addition to the discerning Tiffany ...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Bohemian Crystal Glass Engraved Vase Bacchus, 20th Century
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
Beautiful solitary piece of Czech crystal glass of the 20th century. The vase is hand blown, cut edges and with an artistic figural engraving of a ...
Category
20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Tiffany Studios Favrile Blue Iridescent Reticulated Floriform Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios By Louis Comfort Tiffany Art Nouveau Blue Favrile Floriform Glass Vase. A classic and must for the most discerning Tiffany glass collector. This vase has the rarer sh...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau "Vase with Water Plants and Bats" by Paul Dachsel for RStK Amphora
By Amphora, Paul Dachsel
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Earthenware
French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Vase by Francois-Theodore Legras
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful French enameled glass vase from the Art Nouveau period, circa 1930. Intricately detailed work is by François-Théodore Legras.
T...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Tall Emile Galle Art Nouveau Botanical Carved Cameo Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Emile Galle Art Nouveau Botanical Carved Cameo Vase
Carved and acid etched multilayered glass
Circa 1900 Art Nouveau
Signed: “Galle”
Height: 15.75 Inches
Diameter: 3.75 Inches
C...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Patented Feathered Bronze Vase from the Early Twentieth Century
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze vase with feathered morises, patented, made in the early 20th century.
Ø 25 cm Ø 13 cm h 16 cm
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Bronze
Antique Venetian Murano Red Gold Flecks Fish Stem Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, antique, early Venetian / Murano hand blown ruby red with gold flecks Italian art glass with ornate fish stem vase / table object. Created in the manner of the Salviati an...
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Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Glass Vase Tin Mounting Gilt Loetz Austrian Jugendstil Rainbow Colors circa 1900
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Glass vase manufactured by Johann Loetz Witwe Tricolore decoration tin metal mounting designed by Bitter & Gobbers ca. 1900 Austrian Jugendstil gilt mould-blown reduced and iridescen...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Vases
Materials
Glass
Huge Charles Schneider Le Verre Francais French Art Nouveau Dahlia Glass Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A monumentally large Charles Schneider French art glass floor vase.
In the 'decor Dahlia' pattern.
The vase has a pink and purple palette and i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Bohemian Art Nouveau Metal Mounted Iridescent Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Bohemian Art Nouveau blue iridescent art glass vase with metal mounts attributed to Rindskopf, Kralik or Palme Konig and dating from around 1900. This elegantly shaped han...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Metal
L C Tiffany Mazarin Blue Two Handled Miniature Favrile Glass Vase, Signed
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A very rare, two extruded handled Louis Comfort Tiffany bright Mazarin blue Favrile miniature vase with flared top in Art Nouveau style. Beautifully signed 'L. C. Tiffany Inc Favrile...
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Loetz Cobalt Blue Papillon Art Glass Vase 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Loetz cobalt blue "Papillon" art glass vase, circa 1900.
This wonderful Loetz mouthblown art glass vase made of irridescent glass and the pattern named Papillion after the French word for butterfly, as the glass resembles the color & pattern of a butterfly's wings.
The vase of bottle shaped form with a flared circular mouth and a tall neck rising from a 'mallet' shaped base with four dimples, the vase is mouthblown and has a ground pontil mark to the base where the vase was removed from the glassblowers pipe.
Condition is excellent, this is a very fine example of an antique Loetz Papillon...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase, Decor Creta Papillon, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau Glass Vase:
Mould blown bulbous vase on a flat stand with four deep dents in the side wall, flared mouth above the wide neck, ground and polished pontil o...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Lobster Vase by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Malines' Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique opalescent glass 'Malines' vase. Pattern features fern fronds, climbing up the sides. Stencilled makers mark, 'R LALIQUE FRANCE' ...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Glass
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Glass "Red Sunset Vase" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
"Red Sunset Vase" by Daum Frères
A striking and unusual early 20th Century cameo glass vase enamel painted with a green forest landscape against a fiery yellow and orange field, Sig...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Important Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase
Located in New York, NY
An Important and Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase, C. 1895
This important and monumental vase was done by four different artists in the late 19th century:
Alphonse Adolphe Lamarre, French, 1837 - 1912 (Artist who designed the vase)
Paul Louchet, French (founder of bronze mounts) (Founder)
Charles Pillivuyt Porcelain Manufactory, French, Paris, 1853 - 1922 (Manufacturer)
Louis Chalon, French, born 1866 (modeler of mounts) (Modeler)
"An Art Nouveau Collaboration"
The vase in this case is an exceptional example of the collaboration between numerous artists during the late 19th century. The ceramic was made by Alphone Adolphe Lamarre (1837-1922) for the Charles Pillivuyt Porcelain Manufactory; the gilded bronze mounts, modeled by sculptor Louis Chalon and cast by Paul Louchet.
Spectacularly mounted naturalist vase; the base dressed and balustered, the neck finished in double openwork bulb, the surface describing sinuous reliefs. Polychrome glazed ceramic in Beige, blue, and green. The shoulder is decorated with a gilded bronze roundel with five ormolu bronze female...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Antique Art Nouveau Daum Nancy Cameo Glass Vase, France circa 1910.
Multilayered glass cameo vase with exquisite detailed decor of flowers and leaves etched in purple glass against a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Vase with Fiery Dragon by Stellmacher & Dachsel for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Jugendstil Loetz Vase, circa 1903
By Loetz Glass
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil Loetz vase, circa 1903
Original condition.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Vases
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau Handmade and Hand Glazed Planter Jardinière, Stamp: Wessel 958
By Wessel & Muller
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant Handmade Majolica Hand-glazed
Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1920.
Stamp Imperiale Royale, WESSEL
Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant details.
Made in Germany
Art Nouv...
Category
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Majolica
Art Nouveau Yellow Glass Vase With Fruit, Legras, 1900s
Located in Lisbon, PT
This petite Art Nouveau vase, designed by François-Théodore Legras and produced by Verrerie Legras, features a rounded form with a fluted organic opening, evoking a blossoming strawb...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
E Gallé, Large Vase With Comumbines, Art Nouveau
By Émile Gallé
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large multi-layered glass vase, with acid-etched decoration, of comumbines in flowers and buds
Japanese-style Gallé signature
Good condition, no cracks or chips
Early 20th century...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Glass Vase Loetz PG 1/413 Decoration 1901 signed Vienna Jugendstil
By Loetz Glass
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Vase, Johann Loetz Witwe, PG 1/413 decoration, circa 1901, signed
Material and technique: glass, mould-blown and freeform, reduced and iridescent
Bib.: A. Adlerova, E. Ploil, H. R...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Moser Fipop Vase in Topaz Glass with Gold Decor, Glows in UV, 1920s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Bohemian crystal vase from the Fipop series was crafted by Ludwig Moser & Sons Glassworks in Karlsbad, former Czechoslovakia, in 1920s. The vase features faceted cut sides i...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Josef Rindskopf Austrian Art Nouveau Silver Mounted Iridescent Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Bohemain Art Nouveau art glass vase with an iridescent marbled design and silver rim by Josef Rindskopf and dating from around 1904. The vas...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Silver
Royal Bonn - Franz Anton Mehlem, Hand Painted & Gilded Vase / Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL BONN - FRANZ ANTON MEHLEM - Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded vase - featuring branches of pink and soft purple floral blossoms with thorns to the front and back (likely Flow...
Category
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Glass Vases, 1920s. Set of 2.
Located in Asaa, DK
Art Nouveau Glass Vases, 1920s. Set of 2.
Pair of German antique decorative vases in clear glass with floral motifs and gilded edge.
Very suitable for tulips, daffodils or other f...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Glass "Mountain Vase" by Emile Gallé
By Gallé
Located in London, GB
A stunning late 19th Century French cameo glass vase decorated with deep green conifer and mountainous backdrop in an attractive green and turquoise colour against a variegating yell...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Iridescent gold Favrile glass vase by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A distinctive elongated barrel form footed Favrile glass vase in iridescent gold. The surface of the vase is distinguished with elongated ribs with tight swirls alternating from the ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Glass Vase Louis C. Tiffany New York Tiffany Studios 1894 signed
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Glass vase designed by Louis C. Tiffany, manufactured by Tiffany Studios New York, 1894, signed
signed "L. C. T. B2216" (underneath)
Material and technique: mouth-blown glass, reduced and iridescent
Louis Comfort Tiffany (New York 1848 – 1933 New York) was a famous American designer, artist and painter of American Art Nouveau. He was best known for his works in glass colored with metal salts and made a name for himself in the decorative arts at the time. In the course of his career, he created a unique style that combined outstanding craftsmanship with a love for natural shapes and bright colors. Nature had always been his inspiration and in his designs he tried, in his very own way, to capture its beauty forever. Tiffany designed lamps...
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1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Glass
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
By Daum
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century.
Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etch...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Austrian Art Nouveau Three Rooster Diminutive Vase with Talon Legs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Austrian Art Nouveau Three Rooster Diminutive Vase with Talon Legs
Austria, Circa 1890s, Franz Bergmann School, Unmarked
This rare and striking Art Nouveau vase exemplifies the o...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Bronze
Nouveau Art Rueven Glass Bud Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Nouveau Art Rueven Glass Flower Bud Vase. It depicts an elongated pink, green-yellow, and grey blue amphora shaped bud vase with ruffles upper border. Below the base, it is...
Category
20th Century Israeli Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1918. The vase is 27.5 cm tall and in excellent condition except from some minor marks and age-based c...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Celadon Green Glazed Embossed Porcelain Pottery Vase or Umbrella Stand
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful tall glazed vintage mid-century modern style celadon green glazed porcelain vase or umbrella stand / holder by an unknown artist or maker. Delightful embossed Jugendstil - ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Jugendstil Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Lalique Crystal Champs-Elysees Bowl Vase
By Marc Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Champs- Elysses medium size oval bowl vase. It depicts multiple horse chestnut leaves arranged around a circular center base. Below the base, it is the acid...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Crystal
Antique Meissen Porcelain Miniature Vase Handpainted Onion Pattern with Gold
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique miniature vase from Meissen is a remarkable example of fine porcelain craftsmanship.
Crafted from pristine white porcelain, it f...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Loetz Witwe Glass Vase Phaenomen Genre 6893 Green, Bohemia, circa 1899
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic Loetz Witwe glass vase out of the famous workshops in Klostermuehle/ Bohemia, circa 1899. The beautifully shaped glass vase was artful...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
L C Tiffany Blue Miniature Favrile Glass Vase, Signed
Located in Worcester Park, GB
A very rare organic ribbed Louis Comfort Tiffany blue Favrile miniature vase in the Jugendstil style. Beautifully signed 'L. C. Tiffany Inc Favrile' Then (indistinctly) '7168 U' and ...
Category
1910s American Jugendstil Vintage Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Loetz Art Nouveau Iridescent Silver Overlay Vase
By Loetz Glass
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay by historic Loetz, ca 1900. Ovoid with pinched shoulder. Overlay pattern comprising vertical ovals inset with entwined loops risin...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Silver
Loetz Green and Iridescent Silver Glass Vase 1950s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Milano, MI
Iridescent green and silver crystal vase by Loetz, made in the 1950s.
Ø cm 11 h cm 10
Loetz is a name that immediately evokes images of extraordinarily beautiful and refined blown ...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of French Majolica Iris Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large pair of French Majolica Iris vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Impressive Extra Large Vintage Émile Gallé Cameo Glass Vase
By Émile Gallé
Located in Stratford, CT
Extra large Galle Cameo vase overlaid with different layers of glass with amber and burgundy red colors, fused together by heat. The vase features high-cut acid-etched flowers. B...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Antique Emile Gallé Vase in Yellow Frosted and Dark Art Glass, Early 20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Emile Gallé vase in yellow frosted and dark art glass carved in the form of a park landscape with trees and a bridge.
Rare model.
Early 20th century.
Measures: 27.5 x 7.7 c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Longwy, Maurice Paul Chevallier for Faiences de Longwy
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Longwy, Maurice Paul Chevallier for Faiences de Longwy
Decorated with flowers leaves and birds. Great enameled important large vase, with the artist signature and maker stamp. Marked...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Antique Italian Art Glass Cabinet Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown millefiori flower mosaic Italian art glass decorative double handle cabinet vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1900-1920. The va...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Murrine
Legras French Art Nouveau Enameled Vase, Early 1900s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Art Nouveau vase by François-Théodore Legras, France, Early 1900s. Very very rare vase with an uncommon shape showing a decor richly enamelled with chestnut leaves. A mus...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Tall Semiramis Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3771
Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Vases
Materials
Earthenware, 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.