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Vases For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1940s
Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed fluted vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Vase, Champain Cooler in Glass, Art Deco Style, White Color, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Art Deco glass vase with Art Deco patterns, from circa 1940. Can be used as a champain cooler too.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Korean Celadon Inlay Vase Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an antique Korean ceramic vase from the end of Goryeo to the beginning of Joseon period (circa 14-15th). The vase features celadon crackled glaze with underglaze inlay design in black and white. The vase was a transitional piece made toward the end of Goryeo to the beginning of Joseon Yi dynasty...
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15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Green Glazed Ceramic and Silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg
Located in Montreal, QC
Green glazed Ceramic and electroplated silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg Silver glazed manufacturer's mark and number to underside of each example 'Gustavsberg Ar...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A fluted grey-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Islamic Mamluk 16th Century Glazed Fritware Ceramic Jar Vase
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique ceramic jar or vase is believed to be from the 15th century and is of the Mamluk period. It is made of a sandy earthenware and feature...
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16th Century Syrian Islamic Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown-glazed incised stoneware vase, designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s.
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Art Deco Pair of Faceted Crystal Vases Made in France 1940s -Art-
Located in Foggia, FG
Art Deco Coppia Vasi Cristallo Sfaccettato Made in France 1940 -Art- Anno: 1940 Made in France firmato sul fondo Condizioni: Eccellenti Materiali...
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1940s Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and orange-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Category

1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Anna Lisa Thomson, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and orange-glazed earthenware vase, designed by Anna Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Beautifully shaped black earthenware/16th-17th century/Wabi-sabi vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce you to a very beautiful form of time. This is probably an earthenware vessel made in Peru, South America. In Peru, there are many earthenware with many round curves, and many of them have polished and smooth surfaces. There are many objects with complicated shapes, but there are also objects with simple and practical shapes like this excavated. This one is black, but I think it originally had pale pink skin. However, it has turned black due to soot and charring. There is surface deterioration, but the condition is good and there are no major scratches. Please use it carefully because it is light and thin. It is a very beautiful curved vase. A Japanese collector used this excavated vase...
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17th Century Peruvian Other Antique Vases

Materials

Pottery

Rare Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen "Løvspring" Vase, Danish Ceramic, 1940s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Very rare vase from the "Løvspring" (leaf spring) series by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen. It is made during the Second World War and made from re...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and black-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Anna-Lisa Thomson, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed earthenware vase designed by Anna Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Jerk Werkmäster, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase, designed by Jerk Werkmäster and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Nittsjö, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow-glazed earthenware vase with relief decor, designed and produced by Nittsjö, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Erik Mornils, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow semi-glazed earthenware vase, designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Blue and White Delft Vase Hand Painted 18th Century Netherlands, circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Delft jar was made in the Netherlands in the early 18th century, circa 1730. The jar is covered in a gorgeous light blue glaze traditional to much early 18th ce...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Vases

Materials

Delft

Eva Jancke-Björk, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed and incised earthenware vase, designed by Eva Jancke-Björk, and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Earthenware

1940’s Scandinavian Modern Carrara Vase by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Elevate your home decor to a new level of sophistication with the Carrara Vase, a true masterpiece crafted by the renowned artist Wilhelm Kåge. This extraordinary piece effortlessly ...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar/1500s/"Shigaraki Ware"/Wabisabi Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Japanese pottery called "Shigaraki ware". Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (Shigaraki Kiln is marked with a ...
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Vases

Materials

Pottery

Delft Blue and White Vase Hand Painted 18th Century circa 1780 Netherlands
Located in Katonah, NY
Made circa 1780, this 18th century Dutch Delft vase was hand painted with floral decoration of flowers and scrolling vines. A beautiful deep cobalt blue covers most of the surface....
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Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Vases

Materials

Delft

Iridescent Loetz Glass Vase with Flower Opening, 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Vase in Austrian iridescent Loetz glass, with a shape with a flower opening and colors from purple to beetle, made in the 1940s Measures: Ø cm 18 h cm 11 The production of Loetz glass began with Johan Loetz (1778-1848) in the 18th century through the takeover of the Klostermühle glassworks. In the second half of the 19th century, his nephew took charge of the modernization of the glassworks, introducing, thanks to the assistance of the inventor Eduard Prochaska, new processing techniques: thus new processes were born with glass in imitation of semi-precious stones, veins and the decoration. , which during processing includes hot coils or colored glass pads. Finally, at the end of the 19th century, the creation of the first glass iridescences with metallic reflections began, up to the creation of Phänomen in glass with applications and inserts of partially metallized glass filaments, similar to Tiffany glass and the famous Papillon glass...
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1940s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Rare Jar of Japan in the 1500s / Bizen Ware / Wabi-Sabi Jar/Natural Glaze Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Bizen is a pottery located in Okayama Prefecture. (Bizen kilns are marked with red circles on the map.) It is one of the oldest pottery in Japan. The beautiful color that comes o...
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16th Century Japanese Other Antique Vases

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Chinese Qianlong Period Tobacco Leaf Baluster Vases and Covers
Located in New York, NY
Each small vase richly enameled with the classic pattern in vivid famille rose colors heightened in gilt. A pair of tobacco leaf pattern vases of this quality and condition and very ...
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1770s Chinese Qing Antique Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Early 18th Century Coconut and Silver Cup
Located in Brescia, IT
Cups in coconut such as this are especially uncommon and rarely appear on the world's art market. This is a very interesting piece for its fine and rich craftmenships metal silver de...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Vases

Materials

Silver

Vase by Radi Giulio, 1948
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Oval-shaped globular vase with diagonally cut neck in opalizing and shiny polychrome submerged blown glass, with yellow spinning decoration descending spirally. under the scratched b...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

18th Century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in IT
18th century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases The pair of neoclassical vases was made in Italy in the end of 18th ce...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Vases

Materials

Bronze

Late 18th Century Khmer Brown Glazed Terracotta Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This Khmer brown glazed terracotta vase is a very stunning piece with its organic shape and all the signs of the time. The enameled surface well shows its period and for this reasons...
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Late 18th Century Cambodian Primitive Antique Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Very Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Jar/Beautiful Glaze/Wabisabi Vase/10th-11th
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce a very rare Japanese antique pottery pot. This is Japanese Sue pottery. Sue pottery is called "sueki" in Japanese. This type o...
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Vases

Materials

Pottery

20th Century Signed by Kyuhoudou Hand-Hammered Copper Vase from Japan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This exquisite copper vase is a one-of-a-kind piece from Japan, hand-hammered in the 20th century made by Kyuhoudou. The vase stands at a height of 18cm (7 inches) with a diameter of...
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1940s Japanese Showa Vintage Vases

Materials

Copper

Very Large Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase in Chinoiserie, Early 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A Rare and Very Large, Early Dutch Delftware vase with chinoiserie decoration. Origine: Delft, The Netherlands Date: 1724 - 1757 Workshop: De Metaale Pot under the management of Cornelis Koppens. Marked CK for Cornelis Koppens. The very large vase...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Delft, Faience

Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Large Glazed Ceramic Lily Decorated Vase, 1944
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts large glazed art pottery vase with lily decoration By Rookwood Pottery USA, 1944 Glazed ceramic in a beautiful light maroon or peachy brown color. ...
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1940s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Maiolica Bottle Cooler Joseph Hannong, Strasbourg France, circa 1771
Located in Milano, IT
Bottle cooler Manufacture Joseph Hannong Strasbourg, France, circa 1771 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) It measures 7.40 in in height x 9.64 in diam...
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1770s French Rococo Antique Vases

Materials

Maiolica

Vintage Wilhelm Kåge Ceramic Vase in White with Flower Decoration, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Wilhelm Kåge Sweden, 1940s Ceramic vase in white glaze with flower decoration. H 22 x Ø 18 cm.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Midcentury Stoneware Floor Vase by Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Large stoneware floor vase by Gunnar Nylund in a classic shape. Beautiful glaze that alternates between purple and clear blue in dramatic splashes.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Kantharos Wine Cup
Located in London, GB
Greek Black Glaze Kantharos Circa Early 4th Century B.C. Terracotta With old label reading ‘No. 133’ Height: 8.8 cm This 4th Century B.C. kan...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vaso Ceramica Centro Italia, Produzione Ceramica Pesaro, Mengaroni Map Pesaro
Located in Milano, MI
vaso ceramica centro italia - produzione ceramica pesaro - mengaroni map pesaro Caratteristiche Origine: Italia Materiale: Ceramica Descrizione Vaso in c...
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1940s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vase Glass Factory of Biot
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Vase glass factory of Biot Ø15x h 29 cm 1990 Ref : pm/6 Price : 1100€ for this vase.
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Early and Large Berndt Friberg Studio Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique Berndt Friberg vase for Gustavsberg Sweden, 1944. Wheel-thrown and glazed stoneware. Impressed signature and studio mark to underside: [B.F Studio].
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Bronze Dragon Vase with Arrow Handles, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast and powerful Chinese dragon bronze altar vase with arrow handles, Qing Dynasty, 18th century or earlier, China. The altar vase of bottle form, set on a high, splayed r...
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pre-Columbian Cupisnique Stirrup Vessel from Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup vessel in Cupisnique style circa 700-500BCE. This ancient vessel features a robust squatted body and a short thick stirr...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Cloisoné Vase, with Colored Flowers Pattern, France, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vase is an Art Deco vase, circa 1940. It has been made in France. Brown, Green, and gold color. The decoration patterns are flowers and Perrots.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Brass

Antique Set of 3 Decorative Bottles / Vases Sweden 1800 circa
By Swedish art glass
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This set of highly decorative set of 3 bottles handmade in Sweden during the 1800. The pieces are giving an art look when put together. Vintage condition, they are not made with straight in bottom and need to be handled with ease. Dimensions: Tall ones...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Mid-Cenury Modern "Chamotte" Vase in Corn Blue Color by Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-Century Modern "chamotte" vase in corn blue color by Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand. A small and wonderful vase named the "hedgehog". This example Is perfect. No chips or remarks, as t...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Miniature Vase from Hatcher Collection Decorated with Flower Garlands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Miniature 17th century blue and white pear-shaped vase decorated with flower garlands. This miniature vase was part of a hoard recovered by Captain ...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Tinos, Vase, Bronze, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A bronze cup designed and produced by Tinos, Denmark, 1940s.
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Bronze

Korean White Glazed Porcelain Bottle Vase, Joseon Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A quiet and elegant Korean white glazed bottle vase, Joseon Dynasty, late 18th century, Korea. The graceful vase beautifully proportioned, resting on a short recessed foot, with a...
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Late 18th Century Korean Antique Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Table Lamp, Chinese, Porcelaine, Hand Painted, in a Vase Shape, China circa 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase, table lamp, in porcelain. It has been made in china, circa 1940. The decorative pattern are flowers and leaves.
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1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Jar "e-chi-zen ware" 1603-1800 / Beautiful Baked Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Echizen ware". Echizen is a historic kiln located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is said to have originated around the 9th century. There are 6 kilns with a long history...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Vases

Materials

Pottery

Carlo Scarpa”Venini” Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Carlo scarpa.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Ancient Antique 16th Century Islamic Calligraphy Mamluk Glass Mosque Lamp 1500
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and ancient Mamluk period Islamic handblown glass mosque lamp, Egypt or Syria, early 1500's. The lamp of diminutive form & having a flared neck with Islamic calligraphy, the g...
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16th Century Egyptian Islamic Antique Vases

Materials

Glass

Porcelain amphora, Rosenthal, Germany, 1949
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain amphora made of ecru porcelain, decorated with gilding and a bouquet of flowers motif. Amphora produced by the excellent German Rosenthal label, signed with a mark from 194...
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1940s German Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Baccarat, Engraved Vase, 1940
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb 1940s Baccarat crystal vase with gracefully engraved decorations of foliage. In very good condition. Slight signs of use. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 19.5 x 15.4 Secure shipping. Since 1764 Baccarat has written the chapters of its remarkable history in sparkling letters. Founded in Lorraine, by permission of King Louis XV, the world’s most famous Crystalworks has, over the ages, become a symbol of superb craftsmanship and French Art de...
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1940s Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

A Garniture Of Mid 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue And White Vases
Located in Southall, GB
A stunning Garniture Of Mid 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue And White Vases. The set molded with petal-form segments throughout and each raised on a foot with convex profile above a se...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Art Glass Vase by Fratelli Toso Murano 1940s Fenicio Spiderweb
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a large and elegant vintage Fenicio art glass vase made by Fratelli Toso around 1940. The vase is crafted from high-quality glass and features a stunning deep ruby red color with white accents. The Fenicio technique used in creating this vase involves layering and twisting glass rods to create intricate patterns, resulting in a beautiful and unique design looking like a spiederweb. Overall, this vintage Fratelli Toso art glass...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Patinated Brass Aorta Vase by Carl Auböck
Located in Utrecht, NL
Large 'Aorta' vase by Carl Auböck in patinated brass. This aorta-shaped vase has a rough appearance that is accentuated by shiny brass openings. Designed by Carl Auböck II in 1949. ...
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1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Brass

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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