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Vases For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1990s
René Lalique: Bacchantes vase, circa 1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Bacchantes" vase in topaz or smoky grey tinted glass. Created by René Lalique in 1927. This piece was made before the war circa 1930. Perfect condition. Signature with the wheel in ...
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Early 20th Century Vases

Materials

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Blue Ball Glass Vase by Birgitta Watz for Lindshammar, 1995
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rocking globe-shaped cobalt blue glass vase designed by Birgitta Watz in 1995 and manufactured by Lindshammar in Sweden. Standing on a plane surface th...
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1990s Swedish Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

René LALIQUE, Glass Vase Sauterelles Model of 1912
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
René LALIQUE (1860 - 1945) Sauterelles vase, created in 1912. Moulded white blown glass with blue patina. Signed at the point on the reverse. H. 27.5 cm History: included in the 19...
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Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Glass

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

Fine Quality Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase - Antique, c.1915
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase - Exquisite Crane Depiction! This exceptional bronze vase from the Meiji period features a stunning depiction of cranes, symbolizing longev...
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1910s Vintage Vases

Materials

Bronze

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

"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

Signed Lalique French Crystal Three Petal Footed Flower Vase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Signed Lalique French Crystal Three Petal Footed Flower Vase.
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1990s French Modern Vases

Materials

Crystal

Collection of Two Ceramic Glazed Vases by Warren Mackinzie
Located in Atlanta, GA
An assemble of two stemmed cylinder-shape stoneware vases by American studio potter Warren MacKenzie (1924-2018). The two vases have a complementary form and silouette and display ni...
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1990s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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

Arthur Andersson For Wallåkra, Sweden, Shaped Stoneware Vase c1950's
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Formidable stoneware vase by Arthur Andersson for Wallåkra of Sweden Defined shape with an incised collar decoration, orange peel textured dark brown glaze Circa 1950's Signed Wallåk...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Vases

Materials

Stoneware

René Lalique , Vase Parakeets 1919
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Opalescent pressed moulded glass. Created in 1919 and discontinued in 1937 Bibliography: Felix Marcilhac, "René Lalique 1860-1945", Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, N °876 P.410
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Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Glass

Emile Galle Cameo Glass Windowpane Floral Art Nouveau Vase to Lamp Vessel
Located in West Hartford, CT
This exquisite piece of art is a signed Emile Galle cameo glass windowpane floral Art Nouveau vase that looks like it has been transformed to a table lamp, although we are unclear wh...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Sevres Style Bisque Porcelain Decorative Figural Pair Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Indulge in the exquisite allure of our Sevres Style Bisque Porcelain Decorative Figural Pair Vases, where artistry and sophistication converge. Each vase is a masterpiece in itself, ...
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Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Porcelain

René Lalique: "Oranges" Frosted Enamelled Glass Vase
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
René Lalique: "Oranges" Frosted enamelled glass vase René Lalique, model presented in 1926. Moulded white blown glass with black enamel. Molded in medium relief of succulent oranges...
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Early 20th Century Vases

Materials

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

René Lalique : Red Tinted Budgerigar Vase
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rene Lalique (1860-1945). Vase "Perruches" in red tinted moulded-pressed glass. Signed. Created in 1919. Size: H 26 cm. Vase having been originally pierced for electricity and recor...
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Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Glass

Pair Of Vintage Decorative Vases, English, Glass, Plant Pots, Art Deco, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative vases. An English, cloud glass plant pot, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Unusual glass finish with a distinctive green hue Displays...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

René Lalique , Vase Languedoc , 1929.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Languedoc" vase in emerald green tinted pressed moulded glass by René Lalique Created in 1929. Height : 22,5 cm Diameter: 30 cm Bibliography :Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catal...
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Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century Richly Hand Cut Vase, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Clear glass, overglazed with yellow glaze. The vase is from very early 20th century and is very richly hand cut with floral pattern. It has solid round bevelled base. Good vintage co...
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Early 20th Century Czech Vases

Materials

Cut Glass

1914 René Lalique Vase Monnaie du Pape Frosted Glass Grey Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase “Monnaie du Pape” made in frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1914. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Sublime patina. height: 23.5 cm Félix Marcilhac, René L...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Gorham Sterling Silver Vase in Art Nouveau Style with Dimensional Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Gorham sterling silver vase with red glass insert, beautifully crafted with dimensional floral and natural motifs in relief and in Art Nouveau style from the early 20th century. It m...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Emile Galle Cameo Glass Vase 1900
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
overlaid and acid-etched with pendant flowers and leaves signed in cameo Gallé This beautiful glass vase is an authentic vase due to the petal-shaped mouth opening. very attractive...
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Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Vases

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass, Art 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

Materials

Porcelain

Kathy Erteman, b.1952, Studio Artist Ceramic Vase Vessel, Postmodern, 1991
By Kathy Erteman
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Striking, early example of Kathy Erteman’s work, dating to 1991.
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1990s Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

R Lalique , Vase Bacchantes Teinté ambre jaune , 1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Vase "Bacchantes" pressed moulded glass yellow amber René LALIQUE signed Created in 1927 Height: 24.5 cm Bibliography :Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œu...
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Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Glass

1920 Just Andersen Art Deco Danish Design 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

Rustic Wood Vessel
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Large Rustic Wood Water Jug Vessel. Nepal, circa early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Nepalese Rustic Vases

Materials

Wood

RENE LALIQUE , Grey Penthièvres Vase , 1928.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Penthièvre" vase in pressed grey moulded glass, signed R Lalique Created in 1928. Engraved signature on reverse Excellent condition Height : 26 cm Bibliography :Félix Marcilhac...
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Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

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

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

Materials

Ceramic

Octagonal Cachepot with Putti in Tuscan Terracotta, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Octagonal cachepot ornated with putti in Tuscan terracotta. Measures: height: 30cm diameter: 30cm 10kg 20th century Good conditions.
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Terracotta

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

Art Nouveau Pewter Vase with Plant Motifs, Early 20th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
Art Nouveau Pewter Vase, Early 20th Century, France. This beautiful Art Nouveau period conical vase on 4 leaf-like feet features tall, flowering plant-shaped elongated handles and en...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Pewter

Roskilde Lervare Fabrik vase, Denmark 1900’s
Located in Valby, 84
Roskilde Lervare Fabrik vase manufactured by a well known but very undocumented factory called Roskilde Lervare Fabrik in Denmark in the early 1900’s. This specific vase is marked wi...
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Early 1900s Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Royal Doulton Floral Tapestry Double Handled Pottery Vase C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Royal Doulton Floral Tapestry Double Handled Pottery Vase with Ruffled Rim, Maker Mark as Photographed, C1910 Measures- 17.5''H x 6''W x 5.75''D
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Early 20th Century English Vases

Materials

Pottery

Arts and Crafts Floor vase by Roskilde Lervare Fabrik, Denmark 1900’s
Located in Valby, 84
Roskilde Lervare Fabrik floor vase manufactured by a well known but very undocumented factory called Roskilde Lervare Fabrik in Denmark in the early 1900’s. This model carries model ...
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Early 1900s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Vases

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Ceramic

Elegant Amber Blown Glass Vase - Early 20th Century Spanish Artistry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Enhance your decor with the timeless elegance of this vintage amber blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Crafted by an unknown Spanish manufacturer, this vase retains its or...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

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

Materials

Opaline Glass

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

Amber Colored Art Deco Glass Vase - Iridescent, Bohemia circa 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary Art Deco glass vase from the early 20th century around 1930 in Bohemia (Czech Republic). A remarkable, eye-catching designed bohemian glass vase made of amber colored g...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

Exceptional Blown Glass Vase - Circa 1940 - Spanish Craftsmanship
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elevate your decor with the exceptional beauty of this vintage blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Created by an unknown Spanish manufacturer circa 1940, this vase remains ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Gorham Coin Silver Vase No. 335
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver vase. By the Gorham Mfg. Co. In coin silver. The vase with a footed base, rounded body, and elongated narrow neck which opens into a wider mouth. These are v...
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Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Silver

Palda Art Deco Rectangular Vase with Black & Ruby Enamel Engraved Decoration
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Please see the other options listed to see the variety available of Art Deco vases, in rare and interesting forms, patterns and colors. Used singly or in groupings, these make a bold...
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1910s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

Antique French Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Lidded Vase
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique French Servres porcelain vase with hand painted decor and bronze details. Marked on the bottom and the lid.
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Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Bronze

Daum Nancy France Acid Etched Vase ca. 1925
By Daum
Located in Geneva, CH
Superbe acid-etched glass vase by Daum Nancy, France ca. 1925, signed DAUM NANCY FRANCE Very good condition
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1920s French Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Vase Designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors, Sweden, 1990s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Per B. Sundberg for Orrefors, Sweden. 1990's. Glass. Dimensions: H: 28 cm/ 11'' Per B. Sundberg grew up in Huddinge, south of Stockholm, where he early showed interest in creative expression, including in textile. Sundberg applied and was accepted to the pottery division at Capellagården in Vickleby 1983-85. In the years 1985-1992 he studied glass and ceramics at Konstfack in Stockholm, with a break in 1988 to study at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle. Per B Sundberg altered the course of Swedish design in the 1990s with the advent of new techniques and the creation of experimental...
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Large Bronze Art Deco Vase by Sune Bäckström, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Malmö, SE
A large and beautiful bronze vase with amazing patina. Designed by Sune Bäckström in Malmoe, Sweden, 1920s. Great condition. Stamped 'BRONS', model number '9017' and signature 'Su...
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1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Bronze

Gaetano Pesce Fish design vase Murano Italy 1994
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extremely rare glass vase designed by Gaetano Pesce and manufactured by Fish Design in Italy in 1994. These vases were all unique, This vase was executed in Murano, and only made in ...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Cameo Glass "Poppy Vase" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
A highly attractive early 20th Century Art Nouveau cameo glass vase etched and enamelled with flowering poppies against a warm yellow to orange field. The design heightened with gild...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Glass

Antique and Vintage Vases for Sale

Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic. 

Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.

The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.

Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.

Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.

On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.

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