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Modern Murano Art Glass Vase Gambaro Poggi Silver Leaf Aventurine Murrine Italy
Modern Murano Art Glass Vase Gambaro Poggi Silver Leaf Aventurine Murrine Italy

Modern Murano Art Glass Vase Gambaro Poggi Silver Leaf Aventurine Murrine Italy

By Gambaro & Poggi

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Large, sleek and modern - the epitome of the finest art glass. This Murano art glass vase was hand made on the Venetian Island of Murano by the skilled artists at Gambaro and Poggi...

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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Vase by Isaac Grünewald, Sweden, 1940s
Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Vase by Isaac Grünewald, Sweden, 1940s

Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Vase by Isaac Grünewald, Sweden, 1940s

By Isaac Grunewald, Rörstrand

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Lovely, large stoneware vase by Isaac Grünewald. Beautiful motif of a woman arching her back in a joyous, sensual way. The blue strokes around her make it seem like she is somersault...

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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Baccarat, Art Nouveau Cactus Vase, France 1909
Baccarat, Art Nouveau Cactus Vase, France 1909

Baccarat, Art Nouveau Cactus Vase, France 1909

By Baccarat

Located in PARIS, FR

Superb and extremely rare Baccarat Cactus scroll vase in acid etched and gilt uraline crystal glass from the art nouveau period circa 1909. A vase of the same model but in transparen...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases

Materials

Crystal

Vintage Pair Of Chinese Sang De Boeuf Hu Form Vases With Deer Head Handles
Vintage Pair Of Chinese Sang De Boeuf Hu Form Vases With Deer Head Handles

Vintage Pair Of Chinese Sang De Boeuf Hu Form Vases With Deer Head Handles

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Pair of Chinese "Hu" form vases, notable for their characteristic pear-shaped bodies and distinctive deer-head handles in a monochrome sang de boeuf glaze and a crackle glaze finish ...

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20th Century Ming Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Small 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase
Small 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase

Small 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase

Located in Austin, TX

Miniature 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase. Height / 3.6 inches. Diameter / 2 inches.

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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Signed F. & C. Osler Egyptian Revival Gilt Bronze and Glass Bud Vase
Signed F. & C. Osler Egyptian Revival Gilt Bronze and Glass Bud Vase

Signed F. & C. Osler Egyptian Revival Gilt Bronze and Glass Bud Vase

By F. & C. Osler

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine English Egyptian Revival bud vase. In gilt (vermeil) bronze & glass. By F. & C. Osler. With Egyptian Revival style hairy paw feet and a removal test tube shaped glass vase that rests in a ring supported by 3 legs Stamped Osler to one foot. Simply a wonderful antique bud vase...

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Late 19th Century English Egyptian Revival Antique Vases

Materials

Bronze

Venini "Piume" Vase
Venini "Piume" Vase

Venini "Piume" Vase

By Venini, Ove Thorssen

Located in New York, NY

Chalice-form vase, designed by Ove Thorssen and Birgitta Carlsson for Venini, Murano, 1974. Deep blue-green glass streaked with gray swirl-stripes. Unusual form, signed.

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

20th Century Antique Decorative Clay Jar. Puebla, Mexico. Herencias Collection
20th Century Antique Decorative Clay Jar. Puebla, Mexico. Herencias Collection

20th Century Antique Decorative Clay Jar. Puebla, Mexico. Herencias Collection

Located in Guadalajara, MX

Antique decorative clay jar of unique shape with a beautiful and specials handcrafted details. It highlights the natural texture of different patinas and the incredible texture of wo...

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20th Century Mexican Other Vases

Materials

Other

Antique 19thC Japanese Meiji Period Mitsunorian Inlaid Bronze Ovoid Vase c.1890
Antique 19thC Japanese Meiji Period Mitsunorian Inlaid Bronze Ovoid Vase c.1890

Antique 19thC Japanese Meiji Period Mitsunorian Inlaid Bronze Ovoid Vase c.1890

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji period Mitsunorian inlaid bronze ovoid vase. Decorated in high relief with shibuichi, gilt, copper, and shakudō inlays depicting a continuous scen...

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19th Century Japanese Other Antique Vases

Materials

Bronze

Fratelli Toso Fenicia Art Glass Vase, Murano, Early 20th Century
Fratelli Toso Fenicia Art Glass Vase, Murano, Early 20th Century

Fratelli Toso Fenicia Art Glass Vase, Murano, Early 20th Century

By Fratelli Toso

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

Art Glass Vase by Fratelli Toso, Murano, Italy, Early 20th Century. Rare Murano art glass vase by Fratelli Toso, Venice, Italy, dating from the early 20th century. This finely execu...

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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Glazed Blue Egypt Ceramic "Bamboo" Vase by Raoul Lachenal
Glazed Blue Egypt Ceramic "Bamboo" Vase by Raoul Lachenal

Glazed Blue Egypt Ceramic "Bamboo" Vase by Raoul Lachenal

By Raoul Lachenal

Located in Montreal, QC

Glazed blue Egypt ceramic "Bamboo" vase by Raoul Lachenal Signed: "Lachenal R". France: circa 1915-1920 Private Collection, Amsterdam Christie's, Amsterdam, 15 November 2000, lot 125...

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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Rolf Palm Stoneware Vases, Gray & Blue Glaze, Scandinavian Modern
Rolf Palm Stoneware Vases, Gray & Blue Glaze, Scandinavian Modern

Rolf Palm Stoneware Vases, Gray & Blue Glaze, Scandinavian Modern

Located in Stockholm, SE

A pair of lovely vases designed by Rolf Palm at his workshop in Mölle outside Höganäs in Sweden, one with a lightgray color with a raw surface and the other one with a blue almost cr...

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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Barovier Toso Murano Neolitico 1954 Pulled Feather Design Italian Art Glass Vase
Barovier Toso Murano Neolitico 1954 Pulled Feather Design Italian Art Glass Vase

Barovier Toso Murano Neolitico 1954 Pulled Feather Design Italian Art Glass Vase

By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier

Located in Kissimmee, FL

Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown grays and blacks feathered design Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

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

Substantial Sandstone Vase by Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen, 1940s
Substantial Sandstone Vase by Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen, 1940s

Substantial Sandstone Vase by Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen, 1940s

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Large Art Nouveau Sandstone Vase designed by the Danish sculptor Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen in the 1940s. * Square Sandstone with motifs of dear and bow hunter * Designe...

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1940s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Vases

Materials

Sandstone

Ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Jar
Ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Jar

Ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom Alabaster Jar

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Of beautiful rich, translucent alabaster, banded with creamy hightlights, this sizeable vessel is of exceptional quality. The cylindrical squat piriform body tapers to a flat base, ...

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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Vases

Materials

Alabaster

Daum Nancy Art Glass Vase, France, Early 20th Century
Daum Nancy Art Glass Vase, France, Early 20th Century

Daum Nancy Art Glass Vase, France, Early 20th Century

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Daum Nancy Art Glass Vase, France, Early 20th Century Exceptional French Art Nouveau vase by Daum, produced in Nancy, France Executed in finely ...

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20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Rare Midcentury Large “Argenta” Vase Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1943
Rare Midcentury Large “Argenta” Vase Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1943

Rare Midcentury Large “Argenta” Vase Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1943

By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Rare, oversized stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge, in a round shape. Silver decor of a mermaid and merman in playful interaction among bubbles and flowers. Lovely attention to...

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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Glass Vases by Rudolf Schrötter for Sklo Union, 1950s. Set of 3.
Mid-Century Glass Vases by Rudolf Schrötter for Sklo Union, 1950s. Set of 3.

Mid-Century Glass Vases by Rudolf Schrötter for Sklo Union, 1950s. Set of 3.

By Sklo Union Rosice

Located in Asaa, DK

Mid-Century Modern Glass Vases by Rudolf Schrötter for Sklo Union, 1950s. Set of 3. Set of three pressed glass vases designed by Rudolf Schröt(t)er and manufactured by Rosice Glassw...

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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Opaline Glass

Mid-20th Century Bohemian Ruby Red Cut-to-Clear Crystal Vase
Mid-20th Century Bohemian Ruby Red Cut-to-Clear Crystal Vase

Mid-20th Century Bohemian Ruby Red Cut-to-Clear Crystal Vase

Located in Dallas, TX

Brilliantly faceted and richly colored, this mid-20th century Bohemian crystal vase exemplifies the bold artistry of cut-to-clear glasswork. Crafted circa 1950–1970, the piece featur...

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Mid-20th Century Czech Vases

Materials

Crystal

Glass Vase by Émile Gallé
Glass Vase by Émile Gallé

Glass Vase by Émile Gallé

By Émile Gallé

Located in LU

An exquisite early twentieth-century Art Nouveau vase by renowned French artist Émile Gallé. This stunning piece, crafted from sand-polished glass, showcases Gallé’s signature revere...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Glass

Wonderful antique Japanese imari vase
Wonderful antique Japanese imari vase

Wonderful antique Japanese imari vase

Located in Ipswich, GB

Wonderful antique Japanese imari vase, having a quality antique Japanese imari vase, decorated with flowers, leaves, birds and trees hand painted in vibrant red, white and blue colou...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Of Quality Antique Royal Doulton Vases
Pair Of Quality Antique Royal Doulton Vases

Pair Of Quality Antique Royal Doulton Vases

Located in Ipswich, GB

Pair Of Quality Antique Royal Doulton Vases with lovely hand painted blue and green decoration to the top and bottom of the vase and gold, red and white hand painted decoration to th...

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Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Murano Sommerso Glass Vase by Lugiano Gaspari for Salviati & Co. ca.1960
Vintage Murano Sommerso Glass Vase by Lugiano Gaspari for Salviati & Co. ca.1960

Vintage Murano Sommerso Glass Vase by Lugiano Gaspari for Salviati & Co. ca.1960

By Salviati

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Vintage Murano Sommerso Glass Vase by Lugiano Gaspari for Salviati & Co. ca. 1960 A vintage art glass vase in thick light blue and grass green sommerso glass. Manufactured by Salvia...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

A set of 3 Oxblood red ceramic vases - Rolf Palm - Mölle 1971
A set of 3 Oxblood red ceramic vases - Rolf Palm - Mölle 1971

A set of 3 Oxblood red ceramic vases - Rolf Palm - Mölle 1971

Located in Stockholm, SE

A set of 3 small vase with a lovely oxblood red glaze designed by Rolf Palm at his workshop in Mölle outside Höganäs in Sweden, all signed 1971. The vases are in between 6.5 - 9 cm t...

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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Italian Egidio Broggi Milano Plate Vase
Vintage Italian Egidio Broggi Milano Plate Vase

Vintage Italian Egidio Broggi Milano Plate Vase

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This imposing vintage vase is a statement piece of decorative metalware, capturing the formal elegance of classical forms rendered in a reflective silver plate. The tall, amphora-lik...

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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden

By Orrefors, Edward Hald

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden A vintage vase of the Graal series designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors Sweden in 1938. Clear and green glass decorated w...

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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Daum Nancy enamel glass
Daum Nancy enamel glass

Daum Nancy enamel glass

$2,080Sale Price|20% Off

Daum Nancy enamel glass

By Daum

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Daum Nancy enamel glass Art deco style (flowers) Origin France Circa 1920 Acid carving and enamelling technique Excellent condition Orange predominates Si...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Kosta Boda Caramba Vase
Kosta Boda Caramba Vase

Kosta Boda Caramba Vase

By Ulrica Hydman-Vallien

Located in Wilkes Barre, PA

Caramba from Kosta Boda is inspired by Mexico. “¡Ay, caramba!” is a bold statement that contributes to the power of the hand-painted black details on this mouth-blown vase: slitherin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Vases

Materials

Crystal

Elegant Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Wall Pockets 1910- 1920
Elegant Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Wall Pockets 1910- 1920

Elegant Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Floral Porcelain Wall Pockets 1910- 1920

Located in Red Lion, PA

This exceptional pair of Japanese hand-painted porcelain wall pockets dates to the early 20th century, circa 1910–1920, a period defined by the international fascination with refined...

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1910s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Vittorio Zecchin Soffiato Vase Iridato Iridescent Glass MVM Cappellin Venini
Vittorio Zecchin Soffiato Vase Iridato Iridescent Glass MVM Cappellin Venini

Vittorio Zecchin Soffiato Vase Iridato Iridescent Glass MVM Cappellin Venini

By MVM Cappelin, Vittorio Zecchin

Located in Palm Beach, FL

An exceptional and rare Vittorio Zecchin vase in green soffiato glass with a slight iridato - iridescent finish. Designed by Vittorio Zecchin for MVM Cappellin Venini circa 1920s. Va...

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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Ceramic Vase by Wishon-Harrell
Ceramic Vase by Wishon-Harrell

Ceramic Vase by Wishon-Harrell

$316Sale Price|20% Off

Ceramic Vase by Wishon-Harrell

By Wishon-Harrell

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Ceramic vase by Wishon-Harrell.

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Sommerso Murano Glass Vase  made In Italy 1960s
Sommerso Murano Glass Vase  made In Italy 1960s

Sommerso Murano Glass Vase made In Italy 1960s

Located in Palermo, IT

Sommerso glass vase from Murano, Italy, 1960s Intact, small signs of aging. Submerged glass is obtained by immersing the glass being processed in crucibles with different colors. Th...

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1960s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Vintage French Drip Glaze Vase
Vintage French Drip Glaze Vase

Vintage French Drip Glaze Vase

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This captivating vintage French ceramic vase is a stunning example of the mid-century art pottery tradition. Its elegant, tapered ovoid form serves as a sophisticated canvas for a ri...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Qing Dynasty Crackle Glazed Dragon Vase with Kiln Error
Chinese Qing Dynasty Crackle Glazed Dragon Vase with Kiln Error

Chinese Qing Dynasty Crackle Glazed Dragon Vase with Kiln Error

Located in Rio Vista, CA

20th century rare Qing dynasty crackled (GE) glazed vase with molded three dimensional dragon forms. This very fine quality vase is particularly interesting by the presence of a kiln...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Earthenware, Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Style Celadon Porcelain Vases
Pair of Chinese Style Celadon Porcelain Vases

Pair of Chinese Style Celadon Porcelain Vases

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Asian Chinese style celadon porcelain cylindrical shaped vases (19/20th Cent.)

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Vases

Materials

Celadon

Mid-Century Modern Eared Vase by Roger Capron, Emerald Green, 1956
Mid-Century Modern Eared Vase by Roger Capron, Emerald Green, 1956

Mid-Century Modern Eared Vase by Roger Capron, Emerald Green, 1956

By Roger Capron

Located in COLMAR, FR

An icon among mid-century modern ceramics: a small "eared" vase ("oreilles" in French) by the famous French ceramist Roger Capron (1922-2006) active in the Vallauris area in the 1950...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 19th-Century Biscuit Vases in White and Pink
Pair of 19th-Century Biscuit Vases in White and Pink

Pair of 19th-Century Biscuit Vases in White and Pink

Located in Opole, PL

Pair of 19th-Century Biscuit Vases in White and Pink We present you two vases made of white biscuit combined with rose. Both pieces were manufactured be...

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Early 20th Century European Vases

Materials

Porcelain

VENINI vase Fazzoletto a Canne Murano Glass, Signed 2010, handmade in Italy
VENINI vase Fazzoletto a Canne Murano Glass, Signed 2010, handmade in Italy

VENINI vase Fazzoletto a Canne Murano Glass, Signed 2010, handmade in Italy

By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini

Located in Venezia, IT

Hand-blown Fazzoletto a Canne vase by Venini, model 701.01, executed in multicolored filigree cane glass. The vase features the iconic “handkerchief” free-form rim, shaped hot by mas...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Gilbert METENIER French Art Deco Stoneware Vase 1920
Gilbert METENIER French Art Deco Stoneware Vase 1920

Gilbert METENIER French Art Deco Stoneware Vase 1920

By Gilbert Metenier

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

French Art Deco Stoneware Vase by Gilbert Méténier (Gannat), France, circa 1920. This exquisite French Art Deco stoneware vase by renowned ceramist Gilbert Méténier is a stunning exa...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906
Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906

Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906

By Émile Gallé

Located in Delft, NL

Émile Gallé long neck Cameo vase, Art Nouveau, 1904-1906 Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 –1904) was a French glassmaker and furniture designer Émile Gallé 30 cm high long neck Cameo vase m...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Glass

Bud Vase Collection, Including Four Vases and Watering Can
Bud Vase Collection, Including Four Vases and Watering Can

Bud Vase Collection, Including Four Vases and Watering Can

By Christopher Gentner

Located in Chicago, IL

Each of these delicately, handcrafted bud vases is perfect as an individual home accessory or whimsical series. Made of brass and hand tarnished, each bad vase has its own unique for...

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2010s American Modern Vases

Materials

Brass

Awaji Pottery Hu Form Green Crackle Glaze Vase
Awaji Pottery Hu Form Green Crackle Glaze Vase

Awaji Pottery Hu Form Green Crackle Glaze Vase

By Awaji Pottery

Located in Wilton, CT

Large Awaji pottery vase in luminous green crackle glaze, circa 1930. This vase is in the Hu form, a shape with origins in ancient Chinese bronze vessels that was later embraced in J...

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1930s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Pottery

Bohemia Glass Vase, High Enamel, Gold, 1950s, Czechoslovakia
Bohemia Glass Vase, High Enamel, Gold, 1950s, Czechoslovakia

Bohemia Glass Vase, High Enamel, Gold, 1950s, Czechoslovakia

Located in Praha, CZ

High enamel decoration technology The time of the origin of this unique technology was at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Pure gold and platinum are used to decorate the gl...

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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Fine Art Japanese Winter Landscape Vase Arita by Artist Fujii Shumei
Fine Art Japanese Winter Landscape Vase Arita by Artist Fujii Shumei

Fine Art Japanese Winter Landscape Vase Arita by Artist Fujii Shumei

By Fujii Shumei

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely and rare piece. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a winter landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii's specialty is the technique of drawing a mountain b...

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20th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

A Large RC Gorman LEA Original Signed Ceramic Vase
A Large RC Gorman LEA Original Signed Ceramic Vase

A Large RC Gorman LEA Original Signed Ceramic Vase

By R.C. Gorman

Located in Norton, MA

Rare RC Gorman "LEA" limited edition hand-painted, hand-signed, and numbered ceramic vase with a seated southwestern woman. It has a few scuffs and scratches from being moved over the years. "LEA" is a beautiful large piece which measures approximately 17.5" x 12". it is a hand-cast ceramic vase numbered 58 / 150. the colors are papaya orange, ice grey, white, black, regency purple...

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1980s North American Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1960’s Porcelain Vase by Polia Pillin
1960’s Porcelain Vase by Polia Pillin

1960’s Porcelain Vase by Polia Pillin

By Polia Pillin

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Polia Pillin glazed porcelain vase circa early 1960’s. Features hand painted figural and nature motifs. Signed.

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

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.