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Vases For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Louis XV
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Crystal and Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. crystal and ormolu vases. Each circular tapered shaped crystal vase displays beautiful thick cut crystal with diamond shaped de...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair of Louis XVI Style Marble Vases in the Manner of Pierre Gouthière
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of gilt-bronze mounted Incarnat Turquin marble vases in the manner of Pierre Gouthière. Each vase is mounted with finely cast gilt bronze fema...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Marble, Bronze

Fine Gilt-Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Garniture Set, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt bronze and Champlevé Enamel Garniture Set comprising a pair of candelabra and a brûle-parfum and cover. French, circa 1890. The brûle -parfum or censor with a domed champlevé enamel lid above a gilt bronze pierced guilloche border with ram's head mounts supported by a baluster column flanked by seated putti finely cast with musical instruments on a circular base. The candelabra en suite having a pair of of putti figures supporting candlearms with circular champlevé enamel drip trays and sconces. Champlevé enamelling, is similar to cloisonné in that the enamel is applied to discrete cells separated by metal. However, in champlevé, cells or troughs are cast into or cut away from the metal base, leaving a raised metal line between the cells which forms the outline of a design. The cells are then filled with molten or powdered glass and fired. Height of central vase: 25 cm Width of central vase: 15 cm...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Enamel, Bronze

Antique French Sevres Porcelain Floral Enamel Decorated Vase C. 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sevres (French, founded 1756), marked for 1770. An antique French porcelain urn or vase decorated with a green porcelain base, white ground windows featuring heavy floral decorations and separated by fine gold bead work. The top with gold swag motifs and linear scalloping encompassing the entire piece. The bottom marked for Sevres 1770. Provenance: From the Estate of a prominent Concord MA...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Enamel

Louis XVI Gilt Marble Cassolettes And Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
The bodies of this exquisite pair of Louis XVI-style cassolettes, along with a complementary clock, are crafted from exceptional specimens of white marble, each measuring almost a fo...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Marble, Bronze

Japanese 19th Century Imari Porcelain And French Louis XV St. Ormolu Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative Japanese 19th century Imari porcelain and French Louis XV st. Ormolu centerpiece/urn. This stunning centerpiece is raised by a circular pierced...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Ormolu

Eric Stepniewski French Louis XV Rococo Ormolu & Crystal Figural Cherub Vase 35"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Eric Stepnewski Centerpiece / Vase. Crafted from chiseled brass ormolu finished in 24k gold and crystal. Features a fluted cut crystal body decorated by 2 cherubs h...
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Vases

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Crystal, Brass

18th Century French Blue and White Hand Painted Faience Delft Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
This important antique vase was crafted in France, circa 1780. Octagonal in shape with gadrooned body style and a tall neck, the elegant potiche features a hand painted medallion dep...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Ceramic, Faience

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Rouge Griotte Vases
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Rouge Griotte Vases and Covers. Designed in the Neoclassical Style with intwined serpent handles above ram’s masks joined by aca...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Imari Porcelain and French 19th Century Louis XV st. Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and large scaled pair of early 19th century Imari urns mounted on French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu bases. Each impressive vase is raised b...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Ormolu

Pair Of Japanese 19th Century Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality pair of Japanese 19th century Imari Porcelain and French Louis XV st. Ormolu mounted vases. These gorgeous vases are supported by circular Ormolu bases wi...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Ormolu

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Vase
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal,golden bronze and "Capodimonte" bisquit roses potiche. This potiche is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Vase
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze potiche. This potiche is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to customer can modificate the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of French 19 century Neoclassical Style Bronze and Marble Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) bronze urns in the Greco-Roman style with frieze decorated with procession of classical figures, mounted on marble bases.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Marble, Bronze

21st Century Crystal and Golden Bronze potiche with malachite stones
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century potiche in hand-carved clear crystal and with finely chiseled lost wax castings embellished with malachite stones, the base is in white marble. On request to customer ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Malachite, Marble

Pair Sevres style porcelain lidded vases, C19th.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of Turquoise coloured, Sevres style lidded vases. Each having this wonderful twisted reeds decoration, with hand painted flowers, gilded scrolling motifs between....
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Faience Vase with Top, German, circa 1780 Louis Seize, Decorative White Glaze
Located in Epfach, DE
Special faience vase with lid, German, circa 1780. The rare vase is white glazed and very nicely shaped. The lid vase is an very decorative object.
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1780s German Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Faience

Rare Pair of Sevres Style Palace Size Gilt Bronze Mounted Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE PAIR OF SEVRES STYLE PALACE SIZE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED VASES France, Circa 1860 These Sèvres porcelain urns are truly exceptional, standing out for their monumental size and ex...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Bronze

Pair 19th C. Blue Opaline Baccarat Crystal Cornucopia Shape Footed Fluted Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair 19th Century Blue Opaline Baccarat Crystal Cornucopia Shape Footed Fluted Vases. This remarkable pair of vases, are a striking embodiment of opulence and elegance, distinguish...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Opaline Glass

Pair 18 C. Russian Cobalt Blue Crystal & Ormolu Mounted Vases w/ Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Russian Cobalt Blue Crystal and Ormolu Mounted Vases, Louis XVI Period. Each of these vases, showcases the highest level of c...
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1780s Russian Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Carrara Marble, Crystal, Ormolu

Pr. 19th Century Antique Bohemian White Over Clear Crystal Maiden Portrait Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Bohemian white over clear crystal maiden portrait vases with hand-painted gilt décor. Each is beautifully hand-painted with gorgeous maidens lo...
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1870s Czech Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Crystal

Large Pair 19th Century French Sevres Style Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large, good quality pair of late 19th century French 'Sevres' style porcelain vases, each with wonderful gilded ormolu swag and foliate handles on either side, Cobalt blue ground, ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Very Rare French Sevres Faux Bois Flower-Pot & Underplate, Signed Sevres Marks
Located in New York, NY
An Exceedingly Rare 19th Century French Sevres Faux Bois Flower-Pot and Underplate, Signed with Sevres Marks. This stunning piece features a beautiful rounded rich handcrafted faux ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Pr. Baccarat Red Cut-to-Clear Covered Vases w/ Central Cameo of Hunting Trophies
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Covered Crystal Double Overlay Cranberry Cut-to-Clear Hunting Trophy Vases with applied shell handles and stepped bases, Attributed to Baccarat. These vases are...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Crystal

Amphora lidded Vase with Sea Creatures Motif by Lindner Porcelain vintage 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing glazed hand painted vase made in Germany, attributed to Lindner Porcelain, circa 1960s. This is a heavy vase but you can also use it as a ...
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Mid-20th Century German Louis XV Vases

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Porcelain

19thC French Signed "Bleu Celeste" and Gold Sevres Vase with gilt bronze mounts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A magnificent large scale 19thC French "bleu celeste"and gold Sevres porcelain vase mounted with decorative gilt bronze handles and gilt bronze base. The 'bleu celeste' coloured porc...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Cassolette Urn Vase after Claude Michel Clodion c. 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR "BACCHANALIA" BRONZE CASSOLETTE AFTER CLAUDE MICHEL CLODION Patinated and burnished bronze, polished brass, verde marble France, cast circa 1870 Item # 309SWK07P A very ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Neoclassical Vases, In the Louis XVI Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Neoclassical Vases, In the Louis XVI Style Each vase Hallmarked A rare and exquisite pair of 18th-century Italian Silver Neoclassical Vases, mad...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Sterling Silver

Pair Of Japanese Imari Porcelain & French Louis XVI St. Ormolu Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scaled pair of Japanese 19th century Imari porcelain and French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted vases. The pair of vases are raised by square Ormolu...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Ormolu

21st Century, Hand-Carved Amber Crystal and Golden Bronze Bowl with Rhinoceros
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved amber crystal and golden bronze bowl. This bowl is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded crystal. The golden bronze rhinoceros on the base was...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres-Style Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres-Style Cobalt Blue Ground Porcelain Vases and Covers. Signed 'H. Desprez'. Each of baluster form. One painted to the front with Louis XV a...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Three Piece Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu three piece garniture set. The pair of outer vases are raised by a mottled...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Marble, Ormolu

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Vase
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze vase. This vase is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to customer can modificate the color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

Exceptional Lidded Vase Lindner Porcelain Chinoiseries Unique Sample Piece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing glazed hand painted lidded vase made in Germany by Lindner Porcelain, a well known Manufactory for extraordinary items. This is a heavy va...
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1980s German Louis XV Vintage Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Hand-painted French Porcelain Vases/Perfumers from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of hand-painted French porcelain vases / perfume holders, made in the 1950s Ø 18 cm h 22 cm A support foot has been restored. Further information on request.
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1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Vases

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Porcelain

Pair of Opaline Floral Vases, Attributed Jean François Robert for Baccarat
By Jean-Francois Robert, Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Opaline Floral Vases, Attributed Jean François Robert for Baccarat France, Mid 19th Century Jean-François Robert was a 19th Century French enamellist, active at Baccarat ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Glass

21st Century, Hand Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Centrepiece
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze centrepiece. This Centrepiece has got the porcelain base with pure gold decorations and hand-grounded crystal. On request to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

Exceptional Fürstenberg Pedestal Medici form Twin Handled Urn Vase Unique Sample
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing glazed hand painted urn vase made in Germany by Furstenberg Porcelain, a well known Manufactory for extraordinary items. This is a heavy vase but you can also use it as a ...
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1980s German Louis XV Vintage Vases

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Porcelain

French Turn Of The Century Louis XVI St. Baccarat Crystal & Ormolu Mounted Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu mounted vase. The vase is raised on a scrolled tripod base above small Ormolu ball feet. The scrolled ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Ormolu

21st Century, Hand Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Centrepiece
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze centrepiece. This Centrepiece has got the porcelain base with pure gold decorations and hand-grounded crystal. On request to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu Handled Vases, Relief Putto on Marble Base
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of French Louis XVI ormolu handled vases date back to late 18th century (1700s) These exceptional camapana urn shaped gilt bronze vases were created with the ancient tradit...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze bowl
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze bowl. This vase is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to customer can modificate the color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Patinated Bronze or Metal Bacchanalian Vases with Marble base
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful pair of patinated bronze Bacchanal vases. The vases are modeled with masks depicting chimeric ibexes, flanked by laurel garlands, above which are finely carved reliefs of...
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Early 20th Century German Louis XV Vases

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Marble, Metal, Ormolu

A 19th C. Monumental Cobalt Blue Royal Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Watteau Scene
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Monumental Cobalt Blue Ground Royal Vienna Porcelain Covered Vase with Watteau Scenes. Marvel at the sheer magnificence of this very large, Monumental Royal Blue Ground Royal Vienna Porcelain Covered Vase, an exquisite masterpiece that will leave you in awe. The hand-painted Watteau Scenes on this vase depict a wonderful rural landscape that features a group of beautiful women in gorgeous gowns of burnt-orange, lavender, blue, white, pink, yellow, and apricot. The women are surrounded by a pastoral landscape and a lovely old tree painted realistically with twisted branches, where a cute plump cherub sits on one of the branches and looks down at the dynamic and festive looking women. Two of the women hold a lovely garland of pastel colored flowers, while the others swoon around or perch, leaning on a sweet-looking, doe-eyed white and grey cow that is lying on the ground seemingly enjoying the interaction as it twists its head around to lick its left leg. The foreground of the scene is adorned with detail that creates a sense of depth and perspective. The blue sky and puffy afternoon clouds surrounding the women add to the idyllic atmosphere of the painting. The vase's body is a beautiful deep shiny blue background with extensive delicate gilded decoration in a lace-like pattern surrounding the entire vase except for the painted scenes. The classic urn shape with a footed base and a lovely mounded lid adorned with a perfectly proportioned golden acorn finial. On the opposite side of the vase is another beautifully colored rural scene depicting a floating deer and two women in yellow...
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19th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Porcelain

19th Century French Hand Painted Sevres Porcelain Pair Louis XV Style Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the elegance of the 19th century with this exquisite pair of French hand-painted Sevres porcelain vases. Reflecting the opulent Louis XV style, these vases are no...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Gold

Louis XVI Style Gilt Marble Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
The bodies of this pair of Louis XVI-style vases, measuring nearly two feet in height, are formed from stunning specimens of white marble. Doré bronze mounts in the Louis XVI style p...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Marble, Bronze

A Rare Meissen Porcelain Cobalt Blue Ground Platinum & Gold Floral Painted Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important and Rare Meissen Porcelain Cobalt Blue Ground Vase with Platinum and Gold Hand-Painted Decoration. An exquisite and fine C...
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1860s German Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Porcelain

Pair Of French Turn Of The Century Louis XVI St. Silvered Bronze And Glass Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. Silvered Bronze and glass vases. The pair of bud vases are raised on circular Silvered Bronze scalloped shaped bases. The ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Vases

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Bronze

Pair Of French Turn Of The Century Louis XVI St. Bronze & Baccarat Crystal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality pair of French turn of the century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze and Baccarat crystal vases. Each vase is raised on a tripod designed base showcasing wonderful banana...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Sevres Style Bleu Celeste Vases with Covers
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Indulge in the charm of 19th Century French artistry with this exquisite Louis XV Sevres style blue celeste vase, complete with its matching covers. Drawing inspiration from the eleg...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Gold

Pair of Louis XVI Style Verde Antico Marble Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Verde Antico Marble Vases and Covers, by Susse Frères, After a design by F. Rambaud. Each vase is of baluster form, with acanthus finial and scrolled handles. Each inscribed to the bronze moulding to the base ‘Susse Fres.' France, Circa 1900. Susse Frères Tracing its origins to 1758, the Paris foundry of Susse Frères is one of the oldest art foundries in Europe. They were appointed suppliers to Empress Marie Louise from 1812 and the Duc de Berry from 1818...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Celadon-Ground Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Celadon-Ground and Slip Decorated Porcelain Vases. These vases of Chinese celadon porcelain from the late Quing Dynasty are slip-decorated with willow trees and prunus flowers. The finely sculpted gilt-bronze handles are modelled as winged merman term figures running on berried scrolled clasps to a rocaille raised foot. These superb vases are in the tradition for mounting Chinese porcelain with gilt-bronze accoutrements made by ciseleur-doreurs such as Pierre Gouthière for the marchand-merciers, namely Dominique Daguerre and Simon-Philippe Poirier. The practice continued into the nineteenth century when Prince Regent, later George IV (1762-1830), sent Chinese porcelain vases from the Royal...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Ormolu

Limoges Porcelain 1930s Vintage French Pair of Cobalt Blue One Flower Vases
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century, French pair of small vases in Limoges porcelain, decorated each with a different front cameo hand painted with polychrome aqua ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vases

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Gold, Enamel

Pair of 19th Century Sevres Style Vases After The Sevres Vase Grec A Ornements
Located in Long Branch, NJ
These vases were made in France in the late 19th century and are modeled after the Sevres vase Grec A Ornements with painted royalty around the rim of each. The vases are gorgeously ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vases

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Porcelain

21st Century, Hand-Carved Amber Crystal and Golden Bronze Vase
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved amber crystal and golden bronze potiche. This potiche is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to customer can modificate the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. crystal vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. crystal and ormolu mounted vase. The cylinder shaped vase is raised by a bottom square ormolu base with a rounded mottled band and a spiral reeded design. The vase is elegantly designed with a lattice pattern at the top and the bottom. At the center of the vase are elongated cuts...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Crystal, Ormolu

Pair French 19th Century Bronze Mounted Porcelain Vases in Louis XV / XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair French 19th century bronze-mounted Sevres style porcelain urns in the Louis XV/XVI style with finely painted cartouches depicting courting lovers and floral bouquets.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vases

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Bronze

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Vase
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze potiche. This potiche is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to customer can modificate the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Vases

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Crystal, Bronze

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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