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Vases For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Art Nouveau
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Hydrangea Decor, Nancy France 1906/14
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in the shape of a beaker with a straight wall and flush stand, colourless glass with reddish-yellow coloured powder fusions, overlay in moss green and violet on the outside, hyd...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases

Materials

Glass

Vase Ceramic Lavenia made in Italy 1930 Guido Andloviz
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vase Ceramic Lavenia made in Italy 1930 Guido Andloviz
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

A 1930s Art Deco Albisola Polychrome Ceramic Penguin Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This ceramic penguin vase would be a charming and distinctive piece, reflecting the exuberant style of the Art Deco period and the craftsmanship of Albisola ceramic artisans. The vas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1909, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 25 cm (10") high and in excellent conditio...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Glass Vase Karl Wiedmann For WMF Red Glass With Silver Foil Inclusions
Located in Munich, DE
This Art Deco vase was designed by Karl Wiedmann (1905-1992) for WMF in 1930 ca. It is one of the Ikora art glasses. According to Xenia Riemann in her article on WMF in the catalogu...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Alexandre Bigot French Vintage Art Nouveau Pottery Brown And Gray Ceramic Vase
Located in East Peoria, IL
Alexandre Bigot French Vintage Art Nouveau Pottery Brown And Gray Ceramic Vase Rare and stunning Alexandre Bigot French art nouveau vase with a stunning flowing iridescent luster gla...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Clay

Loetz Candia Mimoza Art Nouveau Jugendstil Art Glass Bowl
Located in Bochum, NRW
A vase, Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, c. 1900 Decoration: Candia mimoza; clear glass with opaque silver-yellow powder melts, craquellé; iridescent...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Vases

Materials

Glass

Bidri Traditional Indian Hand-made Tunis Cast Vase
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Inspired by moonlight on water, these vases are named after cities beside the Mediterranean Sea. Slender silver elements are fused onto the surface of cast vases to create beautifull...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Brass, Silver

Pair of decorative flower Vases, brass, Art Deco, 1920s, Daalderop Royal Holland
Located in Wien, AT
Pair of two flower vases, made by wellknown Daalderop KDM Royal Holland, in the 1920s - in the Art Deco period. These two vases impress with their pure Art Deco shape and design. ...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Brass

Sabino Art Deco Glass Vase
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Sabino Art Deco Glass Vase Beautiful Sabino vase in yellow glass with a design of branches with leaves that highlights it even more due to the relief. Measures: Height: 13 centimeter...
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20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Coors Pottery Skyscraper Ceramic Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic Art Deco Vase in the Skyscraper Style and Form. Coors Pottery from the mid-1930's. Have seen in several colors. Chip to bottom rim not seen when sitting.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century French Cameo Glass "Banjo Mountain Vase" by Emile Gallé
Located in London, GB
An excellent late 19th Century French cameo glass vase of banjo form etched and enamelled with a lake landscape against a mountainous backdrop on a variegating yellow & cream field. ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Glass

Unusual ART DECO vase by d'Argyl, Paris, circa 1928
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Unusual Art-Deco vase by d'Argyl, Paris, circa 1928. Pressed moulded and blown smoked glass in ochre tones, with floral decoration in relief. Signed under the bowl. D'Argyl is in ...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

Tiffany American Art Deco Sterling Silver 15-Inch Trumpet Vase
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver trumpet vase. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1915. Tall and narrow cone with flared rim and ribbed base knop on round and stepped foot. Fully marked i...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

LIMITED EDITION Moorcroft Green Iris vase, from the Legacy collection dated 2013
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
A contemporary Moorcroft Green Iris pattern slender tapering cylindrical vase, 2013 Centennial Relaunch of William Moorcroft's 1913 design. From the Legacy collection. Dated 2013, nu...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

MOORCROFT Blue Heaven TRIAL vase, by Nicola Slaney dated 4.11.09 BOXED
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
Moorcroft Pottery 'Blue Heaven' vase, TRIAL VASE, dated 04.11.09 This beautiful vase is decorated with the Blue Heaven design by Nicola Slaney. Blue Heaven is an Art Nouveau-inspired...
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Early 2000s British Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

MOORCROFT Pottery PHOENIX pattern vase, designed by Rachel Bishop 1996 BOXED
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
A Moorcroft Pottery Phoenix pattern vase, designed by Rachel Bishop, circa 1997, of squat form with slender neck, painted and impressed factory marks, and gilt inscribed signature to...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Edwardian Amphora Austria "Campina" Owl Pottery Vase
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Amphora Austria "Campina" Owl Pottery Vase circa 1910 An Austrian Pottery vase adorned with an owl-inspired design motif stands out for its intri...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Large Antique Loetz Papillon Art Glass Vase with Enamel Peacock & Floral Decor
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique vase is unsigned, but made by the Loetz glass factory of the Czech Replublic in approximately 1900 in the period Art Nouveau style. The vase is done in the gold irridesc...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau D'Argental Cameo Glass Vase with Venice Landscape
Located in Bochum, NRW
A wonderful D'Argental cameo art glass vase, France, late 19th century. San Giorgio Island scene with gondola and Palazzo San Giorgio in the background. Milky glass with shades of or...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Round Brule Box, Large by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisio...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Vases

Materials

Eggshell, Lacquer

Josef Ekberg For Gustavsberg Of Sweden, Stylised Sgraffito Garland Vase c1910
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Art Deco sgraffito ceramic vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg. Layers consist of pale blue ground and a signature mid blue garland of leaves decoration Signed Ekberg and dated 191...
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1910s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

1930's Art Deco Crystal Vase - Attributed to Josef Hoffmann for Moser
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful art deco faceted crystal vase attributed to Josef Hoffmann for Moser (Czechoslovakia, 1930s). The vase is made of beautifully faceted thick emerald/forest green crystal gla...
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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

Bidri Traditional Indian Hand-made Sidon Cast Vase
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Inspired by moonlight on water, these vases are named after cities beside the Mediterranean Sea. Slender silver elements are fused onto the surface of cast vases to create beautifull...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Vases

Materials

Brass, Silver

Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1920
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1920, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 23.5 cm (9.4") high and in excellent condi...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Gilbert Méténier Green and Blue Matt Glazed Studio Pottery Vase, France 1920s
Located in Tilburg, NL
This wonderful Art Deco vase is a rare piece by French ceramics artist Gilbert Méténier (France, 1844 - 1922). The vase is well sized, featuring two interesting handles smoothly ari...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Pottery

Art Nouveau Baccarat Crystal Vase with Ormolu Base
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau Baccarat crystal vase with ormolu base French, c. 1905 Height 32cm, diameter 14cm This stunning Baccarat glass vase is accompanied by an intriguing ormolu base. The crys...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Multiple Layer Textured Urushi Lacquer Small Husk Vase by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Husk Vase, Small, in Moonlit Puddle. Husk vessels are exquisite, original iridescent sculptures. Between 15 and 20 layers of lacquer are brushed o...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Vases

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1915
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1915, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 28 cm (11.2") high and in excellent condit...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Murano Antique White Zanfirico Ribbons Sky Blue Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please Note - Priced Per Item (2 vases are available). Beautiful antique Murano hand blown white ribbons and blue accents Italian art glass "soliflore" flower vase. The vase has a fl...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Antique Art Deco Tall Silver Plate Display Trophy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Standing tall and stately, we are loving this fantastic antique Art Deco style silver plated display trophy. 6.75" Dia. x 17" H
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Lalique France Vase, Crystal, XXth Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lalique France vase, Crystal, XXth Century. Lalique France crystal vase in the taste of the Art Deco period, Late 20th century. h: 19cm, d: 20cm
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Crystal

20th Century french silver Art Deco Style Cast Iron Vase (1 out of 2)
Located in Rümmingen, BW
This French Art Deco Vase is a great example of how geometric and organic shapes can harmoniously work together. This particular vase stands out through its sleek silhouette and geo...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Iron

Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1920
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1920, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 28 cm (11.2") high and in excellent condit...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1919
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1919, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 27.5 cm (11") high and in excellent condit...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
An art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1918, this vase is from the classic Sgrafitto-serie. The vase is 30.5 cm (12.2") high and in excellent cond...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

William Moorcroft Two Handled Vase
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5270 William Moorcroft Two Handled Bowl decorated to the interior and exterior with the Pomegranate design on an Ochre Ground Circa 1910 17cm high...
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Earthenware

DISCONTINUED MOORCROFT Night ROSE pattern by Nicola Slaney, dated 2000. Boxed
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
The Night Rose collection was introduced in the 2010 catalog and retired at the enThe Night Rose collection, which includes the Shape 159/10 pattern by Nicola Slaney, was available i...
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Early 2000s English Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Bidri Traditional Indian Hand-made Tangier Cast Vase
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Inspired by moonlight on water, these vases are named after cities beside the Mediterranean Sea. Slender silver elements are fused onto the surface of cast vases to create beautifull...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Vases

Materials

Brass, Silver

Legras Art Deco Vase
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Legras operated in the Paris suburbs at both Pantin and St Denis. This post war vase emulates acid etched cameo. The outer layer is clear glass. The decorative band is cut into the c...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

"Circlet" Vase, McStay Jackson for Trent Art China, White, Art Deco 1935-1942
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
"Circlet" Vase was designed by G. McStay Jackson (1898-1964) for Trent Art China (TAC), a division of Trenton Potteries in 1935. The Circlet series of vases, an iconic example of cla...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Pottery

Gio Ponti Ceramic Vase for Richard Ginori San Cristoforo, Italy, cirka 1930
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful oval shaped, tapered, ceramic vase with hand painted gold decorations. Designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Milan, Italy, circa 1930. Great condition. H...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Bohemian "Flux" vase by kuk Fachschule fur Keramik und Verwandte Kunst
Located in Chicago, US
BOHEMIAN FLUX: A VASE, kuk Fachschule für Keramik und Verwandte Kunstgewerbe, Turn-Teplitz, c. 1905; the ceramic vase with a dark underglaze ground has a matte orange peel overglaze in ochre, apricot, lapis and celadon; the shape of the vase resembles a Japanese Saki bottle with the addition of four long and slender handles at the top third; incised before firing on the base in script lettering,“P.W.”, stamped before firing with the Fachschule mark and 73, and marked “G2.” in black ink; the vase measures: 13” high. Flux- continuous moving, a glazing method, fusion- the artist who produced this remarkable vase has presented a profoundly poetic and technical meditation on this subject. Moving way beyond the pursuit of creating only functional objects, the student ceramists at Fachschule Teplitz had ingrained in them the Europeans’ fascination for Japanese objects “from the floating world” and the design aesthetic known as Japonisme. Truly modern interpretations of Japonisme had begun to evolve into an internalizing of the aesthetic principles and a shift away from imitation of Japanese style applied to a Western format. This vase is noteworthy in that it illustrates this important Modernist shift in European ceramics. The elements of the saki bottle can be divided into three key components which taken as a whole create a rather feminine line. In keeping with this approach, the Fachschule student presents a slender bare neck, like décolletage, which flares ever slightly and then narrows to a high waist before voluptuously widening down and terminating gracefully to a round base. The ceramist gives special emphasis to pleasing proportions and the complementary relationship to the number 3; the measurement at the widest section of the vase equals the same distance from that point up to where the bottoms of the handles join to the body of the vase as well as the full arms’ length. Instead of inscribing the vase with Japanese calligraphy denoting a saki shop, the student takes a radically modern approach by attaching the vase with four handles. And yet, this act is every bit a form of written identification. The arms are the embodiment of the idea of flux in that they are a substance applied to a surface by the welding together to promote their union. The handles serve a new and surprising function. They are carriers of a concept. Fluidity- flux -can be created when an artist joins disparate elements into a harmonious whole. Flux is also a substance used to promote the fusion of minerals and metals and a term describing ceramic glazing. The presence of silica in glazes creates a glassy finish when fired at high temperatures. Matte glazes result from the presence of crystals under the surface and the balance between silica, flux and alumina in the glaze materials. By deliberately under-firing this vase and playing with a combination of additives forming the flux glaze, the end result appears matte and textured. The orange peel quality and alluring color palette are transformative. The effect evokes a waterfall or another continuous moving flow of water like a stream - in flux. So not only does this artist take a Meiji Period saki bottle and the aesthetic tenets of Japonisme as the formal and theoretical points of departure, the artist infuses the work with the symbolism of skill itself where artistic mastery as the embodiment of flux becomes the subject to ponder. As a fully realized and beautifully rendered piece, the vase attests to the artistic prowess of its creator. No longer a mere student working in the shadows of the teacher and no longer simply imitating or replicating past styles, this emerging artist shows the complete fluid transfer from student to master ceramist. Seen in this light, the vase represents a significant and pivotal achievement in Modern European ceramic ware. Fachschule für Keramik und Verwandte Kunstgewerbe (the Imperial School for Ceramics and Associated Applied Arts, 1875-1917) was a powerhouse of the ceramics industry. Located in the Turn-Teplitz region of Bohemia near the German border of what is today The Czech Republic, this was Europe’s largest pottery center in the first part of the 20th century. The school played an integral role in the center’s internationally regarded success as it provided the foundation of sourcing and training new talent for noted local manufacturers such as Amphora. It was at the Fachschule that master artists from these local ceramics houses enjoyed teaching and lecturing posts, and in true synergistic spirit, the big ceramics...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Multiple Layer Textured Urushi Lacquer Small Husk Vase by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Husk Vase, Small, in Sunlit Puddle. Husk vessels are exquisite, original iridescent sculptures. Between 15 and 20 layers of lacquer are brushed on...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Vases

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Eggshell Lacquered Dinanderie Vase Alexander Lamont Pleiades Collection
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Mercury vase small, Portico design. Working with lacquer and eggshell, Alexander explored ways to bring concepts of planets, constellations and celestial charts onto vessels. This is...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Vases

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Bronze

French pink and blue Opaline Vase - Art Deco period - XXth 1920
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Vase on pedestal in pink opal glass. Blue feet. France early 20th century. Art Deco period. Very nice french work. Opaline or opaline glass is a type ...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Vases

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Opaline Glass

1927 René Lalique Vase Oleron Frosted Glass with Blue Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase “Oleron” made in frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique created in 1927. Engraved signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Great patina. height: 9 cm Félix Marcilhac, ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

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Blown Glass

Pair of art deco vases in green glass. 1930's
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Pair of art deco vases in green glass. 1930's. Made of green glass with geometric motifs.
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1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Kaza France, Modernist Art Deco Vase, Ca.1925
By Kaza
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Modernist Art Deco ceramic vase by Kaza (Paris), France, ca.1925. Ceramic vase with ovoid body and two large glossy stripes. Pure and modernist in the spirit of Robert Mallet-...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

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Ceramic

Liberty Monumental Pair of Terracotta Vases, 1920'
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of large liberty terracotta vases finely decorated with birds and bamboo plants Timeless decoration for your interior or garden.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vases

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Terracotta

Longwy Cloisonné Ovid Shaped Vase Unique French Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
Longwy Cloisonné Ovid Shaped Vase Unique French Art Deco. Stylized decoration of vertical stripes alternating on two rows of rosettes and triangles enameled yellow, turquoise, and da...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

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Enamel

Émile Gallé Round Art Nouveau Cameo Handle Vase With Hydrangea Decor France 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in upright drum shape on an oval, flush stand, short neck piece raised at the top centre with slightly flared, raised rim, two handles fused onto the sides of the outer rim and ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vases

Materials

Glass

Vintage "Lips" Vase by Rosenthal
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage "Lips" vase by Rosenthal , circa 1940s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 7"W x 4"D x 6.5"H ! #3476
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Vases

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Porcelain

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

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Art Glass

Golden Garden Vase by Odette Chatrousse-Heiligenstein
Located in Chicago, US
GOLDEN GARDEN VASE, by Odette Chatrousse Heiligenstein and possibly Auguste (Claude) Theodore Heiligenstein (1891-1976) In 2015, Brigitte Patin, the granddaughter of Auguste and Ode...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

1923 Rene Lalique - Vase Gros Scarabees Red Amber Glass Beetles
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Gros Scarabees" made in red amber glass by Rene Lalique in 1923. Molded signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Wonderful and rare color. height : 29 cm Félix Marcilhac, R...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

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Blown Glass

20th Century french silver Art Deco Style Cast Iron Vase (2 out of 2)
Located in Rümmingen, BW
This French Art Deco Vase is a great example of how geometric and organic shapes can harmoniously work together. This particular vase stands out through its sleek silhouette and geo...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Iron

1920 Just Andersen Art Deco Design Danese Peltro Coppia di Vasi
Located in Brescia, IT
Coppia di Vasi Art Deco Just Andersen Denmark, 1920s Vasi in peltro Ottima fattura Marchio "JUST" impresso sotto la base
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Pewter

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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