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Vases For Sale
Style: Louis XV
Style: Regency
Pair of 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases with French Doré Bronze Mounts
Located in New York, NY
An incredible pair of Louis XVI style 18th century Chinese porcelain vases with 19th century French doré bronze mounts. The porcel...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Louis XV Antique Vases

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Bronze

Large 19th Century French Sevres Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive 19th century French 'Sevres' ormolu mounted painted porcelain covered urn. Cobalt-blue baluster form with tooled gilt bordering cartouche centered with hand painted romantic scene depicting a standing man and two ladies. The reverse side with landscape scene within a tooled gilt bordered cartouche. An intricately detailed gilded bronze wreath, wings and hinged ring handles flank each side of urn, conforming socle base with a gilt bronze rim with continuous acanthus leaf detail, gilt bronze shapely plinth. The lid with monogram E within blue interlaced L's Se`vres mark. Inscribed: Offert par le due de Richelieu a la princesse de lamballe...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Bronze

Pair of Early 19th Century Regency Period Classic Vases in Bronze and Ormolu
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century Regency period bronze and ormolu classical vases with well detailed leaf and reeded detail having scroll handles supported on stepped socle ending on oct...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Vases

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century French Sevres Pair of Porcelain Bronze Covered Vases
Located in Guaynabo, PR
The dark blue background of the porcelain vases stand on a gilded carved octagonal pedestal. The base is decorated with gilt scrolls of acanthus leaves and foliage. The front center ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Coalport Pair of Floral Gilded Sauce Tureens, Marquess of Anglesey, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare set of lidded sauce tureens made by Coalport in circa 1820. The tureens are decorated in the "Marquess of Anglesey" pattern. These sauce tureens would have formed part of a large dessert service. They were used for the sauce to be served on ice cream or a cooked sweet dish, and the lids have holes for the sauce ladles. Coalport was one of the leading potters in 19th and 20th century, coming out with many innovative designs. The pottery emerged around the year 1800 in Shropshire, right on the edge of Staffordshire and near other great makers such as Spode, Minton, Davenport and many others. They went on to become a major potter in the 19th century and brought out many iconic designs. The Welsh Nantgarw factory first created the heavily gilded service for the Marquess of Anglesey, with beautifully painted flowers. Later the Swansea factory made additions to or copies of this service, and circa 1820 Coalport...
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1820s English Regency Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Impressive Pair French Cut Crystal and Doré Bronze Figural Ormolu-Mounted Urns
Located in Roslyn, NY
An impressive pair of French cut crystal and doré bronze ormolu-mounted urns featuring figural handles.
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Early 20th Century French Regency Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of English Regency Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Floor Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large English Regency style red and black lacquered 6 sided Chinoiserie decorated floor vases on small bases (19th Cent.) (Priced as Pair)'  
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19th Century English Regency Antique Vases

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Ceramic, Lacquer

19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Ewer Vase from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall, antique "Aiguiere" (ewer) was sculpted in Rouen, France, circa 1860. This delicate, ornate ceramic pitcher has one large handle, a sloped spout, four feet and an elegant s...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Ceramic, Faience

Massive Pair of Chinese Turquoise Porcelain, French Dore Bronze Mounted Vases
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and exceptional pair of massive antique French 18th century Louis XV period doré bronze and Chinese Turquoise ground porcelain hand engraved basket weave form vases. Th...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Bronze

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of French gilt bronze mounted porcelain vases French, late 19th century Measures: Height 28cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm This wond...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Ormolu, Bronze

Three Staffordshire Porcelain Spill Vases Floral Cobalt Blue, Regency circa 1820
Located in London, GB
This is a set of three little spill vases made by an unknown Staffordshire maker in circa 1820, which was the Regency era. Two of the vases are cobalt blue, one is salmon, and all three have beautiful gilding and hand painted flowers. Spill vases were used for match sticks to kindle the fire. Match sticks in 1820 weren't what they are today: they were short hand-cut sticks of wood and came in bundles. Everyone had a "spill vase" on the mantle piece or on a little side table next to the fire, so that the fire could be kindled at any moment. In the early 19th century there were at some point 300 potteries in Staffordshire, and artists would move from pottery to pottery, attracted by competitive wages. Unless items are clearly marked, it is often difficult to identify them and I have not been able to clearly identify these three spill vases as everyone made them. The two cobalt blue vases are clearly from the same maker; the salmon colored one is slightly shorter and different in shape, but basically the same. All have nicely shaped rims and three charming lion's claws as feet. There is beautiful gilding and stunning hand painted flowers in the reserves. Condition report: All vases have some wear; one of the cobalt blue vases had a foot broken and restuck (this is stable and not very visible when in position) and the salmon vase...
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1820s English Regency Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Vermeil and Vernis Martin Louis XV Style Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of vermeil and vernis Martin Louis XV style vases French, 19th century Measures: Height 37cm, width 19cm, depth 13cm This beautiful pair of vase...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Silver

French Gilt Bronze and Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Jardinière
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and Chinese cloisonné enamel jardinière French and Chinese, early 20th century Measures: Height 63cm, width 58cm, depth 40cm This piece is a superb example of...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vases

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of French Louis XV Style Blue Vases with Candelabra Arms
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th/20th Century) blue ground vases with scrolling 2 arm candelabras above elephant masks, after the Sevres model c. 1755 (by HEREND of Hungary) (PRIC...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Louis XV Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Fine Pair of Patinated Bronze Bacchanalian Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of patinated bronze bacchanalian vases, after Clodion. Cast after the design by Clodion, the vases are modelled with masks depicting chimerical ibex flanked by laurel ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Bronze

Bisque Goat's Head Vase, 19th Century Period
By Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis, the Elder
Located in Paris, FR
Porcelain bisque vase with poly-lobed neck, the handles decorated with goats holding bunches of grapes in their mouths, after a model close to Duplessis called Goat's Head. The vase ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Spode Porcelain Spill Vases, circa 1820
Located in London, GB
Pair of Spode spill vases, circa 1820. Cobalt blue and gilt with finely painted scenic panels, both depicting Cathedral City views. Marked to bases 'Durham/Spode' and 'The Cathedral ...
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1820s English Regency Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important pair of Museum Quality Louis XV Period 18th century Meissen Porcelain filigree openwork vases with a medially of flowers and vined leaves. This is truly an excepti...
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1750s German Louis XV Antique Vases

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Porcelain

French Louis XV Celadon Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style celadon crackled design porcelain vase with bronze dore floral base and scroll top (19/20th Cent.)
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Bronze

19th Century French Pair of Bronze Vases in Brown Patina on Marble Base
Located in Sofia, BG
French pair of vases with brown patina, decorated in Louise XV style, standing on white marble base. Very good condition, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Covered Vases Attributed to Maison Lexcellent, France, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Important pair of curved shape Louis XV style covered vases attributed to Maison Lexcellent, with godrons, in Aswan granite, gilded and chiseled bronze. The lid is topped by a pomegr...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Granite, Bronze

Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Vases in Manner of Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This Sèvres style porcelain vases in this pair are mounted with gilt bronze. The overall design scheme is exceptionally ornate, the bronze casting and the painted porcelain betraying...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Late 19th Century Vases in Marble and Gilt Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of green marble “vert de mer” baluster-shaped vases. They are richly decorated with gilt bronze Louis XV-style Rocaille, foliage, flowers, and seeds that wind up around the paun...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Vase with Lid from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique vase was created in Rouen, France circa 1850; the colorful, ceramic vessel stands on small scrolled feet, and features a cone lid with finial at the pediment, em...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Ceramic

Sèvres Porcelain Garniture, Mounted in Gilt Bronze by Picard
Located in London, GB
With its delightful painted representations of the four seasons and bacchanalian scenes, this ‘bleu celeste’ garniture demonstrates the technical excellence of Sevres factory porcelain. On top of this, the porcelain vases are beautifully decorated with gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts, expertly cast by Henri Picard, the manufacturer and gilder to Emperor Napoleon III. This garniture is comprised of a central jardinière and a pair of flanking vases. The jardinière features a wide porcelain body, which is topped by a gilt bronze guilloche-patterned neck. This is fitted with two geometric handles, which terminate in cherubs masks. The jardinière body is finely decorated with a continuous painting of putti playing together in a woodland setting. One putti holds the pinecone-tipped staff carried by followers of Bacchus (or Dionysus), the god of wine and ecstasy. Several putti ride on a goat, led on a harness by other putti. This painting is edged with jewelled and parcel gilt decoration, set against a bright ‘bleu celeste’ ground. The jardinière stands on a shaped gilt bronze stem, its top encircled by a band of stiff leaves, its middle by a laurel wreath, and its foot by beading. The jardinière is placed on a square gilt bronze plinth, which is decorated with grape-form finials, hung draperies and foliate motifs, and is set on four beaded toupie feet. The pair of vases are similar to the jardinière in their design. They feature ovoid ‘bleu celeste’ porcelain bodies, which are decorated with continuous paintings of the four seasons, within gilt and jewelled frames. Winter is depicted in a scene showing putti huddled together on a sleigh in a snowy landscape, and autumn by cherubs reaping crops with a sickle. Spring is shown by cherubs wearing flower wreaths and dancing while holding garlands, and summer by putti picking grapes and drinking wine. The vases’ bodies are topped by pointed gilt and jewelled ‘bleu celeste’ porcelain lids, crowned by gilt bronze grape finials. Like the jardinière, the vases are fitted with gilt bronze cherub...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Spode Porcelain Urn Made in England circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
This significant Regency period campana-shaped urn is finely painted with fabulous pink and yellow roses and small blue forget-me-nots overflowing from a green basket. The reverse ...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique French Transitional Ormolu-Mounted Rouge Griotte Marble Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique French transitional ormolu-mounted rouge griotte marble covered vases or urns Last quarter of the 19th century attributed to Henry Dasson Each with domed lid with...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Clodion, Pair of Ewers in Bronze with Two Patinas, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
After Clodion. Pair of bronze ewers with two patinas representing bacchanalia scenes after Clodion. Circular base with gadroon piedouche decora...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Bronze

Pair of amphorae, 20th century, Louis XVI style, Wong Lee 1895
Located in Monza, IT
Pair of amphorae, 20th century, Louis XVI style, Wong Lee 1895 Elegant pair of amphorae made in the early 1900s, in ceramic decorated with floral motifs, ornaments and bronze base. G...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Louis XV Vases

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Ceramic

Ormolu Mounted Japanese Porcelain Palace Vase
Located in New York, NY
Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted Japanese palace vase in monochromatic white glazed porcelain, of elongated trumpet form with ruffled flaring rim abov...
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19th Century European Louis XV Antique Vases

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Porcelain

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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