Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Aesthetic antique American silver vase

$5,277.25
£3,850
€4,588.94
CA$7,210.97
A$8,129.20
CHF 4,308.72
MX$100,220.85
NOK 52,377.91
SEK 50,343.50
DKK 34,225.67
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Fine American sterling silver lobed baluster vase made by Tiffany & Co at the turn of the 20th century. With its compressed and bulbous fluted form, and reflecting Tiffany's efforts to emulate the elegance of Japanese artistry, this silver vase is decorated with sections of engraved floral-work linked by latticed, conjoined tree branches. Among the most exciting and innovative periods in American silversmithing are the years between 1867 and 1887, a period of creativity in form inspired by the influence of the Aesthetic design movement and the growing interest in all things Japanese that permeated the American consciousness in the late 19th century. The latter of these influences, a by-product of the forced opening of the US/Japan trade in 1854, spurred the adoption of a distinctly Japanese design sensibility across a wealth of American decorative arts. At Tiffany, this hunger to capture the Japanese aesthetic was led by its head silver designer, Edward C Moore, in the latter half of the 1860s. Moore's designs won a bronze medal at the 1867 Paris Exposition, a first for America and a feat that greatly energised the silversmith's creativity. Moore with the help of famed English designer, Christopher Dresser, acquired hundreds of Japanese wares, then shipped them to New York for study and emulation at the Tiffany workshop. Moore returned to the Paris Exposition in 1878 with such a stunning display of silver that Tiffany was awarded the grand prize and Moore a gold medal. These triumphs made them an international powerhouse. Dresser effusively praised Moore after the Exhibition, saying, in part, "No silversmith, that I know of, has made the progress in art as applied to their industry in the last few years that you have - indeed, the rapidity of your advancement has astonished many of my art friends as well as myself…" Weight: 600 g (19.29 troy ozs)
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.3 in (16 cm)Diameter: 7.29 in (18.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Aesthetic Movement (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    c1902
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BR-69781stDibs: LU5572243367522

More From This Seller

View All
American overlay silver perfume bottle
Located in London, GB
Hand-blown antique American glass perfume bottle overlaid with open-work silver banding and engraved floral decorations. In 1889, the decorative technique of applying sterling silve...
Category

20th Century American Bottles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Art Nouveau silver vases
By Henry Matthews
Located in London, GB
Pair of elegant Art-Nouveau-period silver vases with typical poppy flowers and foliage decorations embossed on the bodies, and flowing openwork tendril-shaped side handles. Weight...
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Aesthetic style silver photograph frame
By Jane Brownett 1
Located in London, GB
Rare and early Aesthetic style antique silver photograph frame from the late Victorian era. The border is hand hammered with a mottled effect. There is a cast central surround with a...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Picture Frames

Materials

Sterling Silver

Aesthetic Style Silver Water Pitcher
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in London, GB
Beautifully crafted antique American sterling silver water jug in the Aesthetic style, with a frosted surface decorated with the most delicate hand-eng...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bell-shaped silver-plated cocktail shaker
Located in London, GB
Classic 1930s silver-plated novelty cocktail shaker in the form of a hand bell, made by Asprey & Company. The upper section of the of the handle unscrews to allow pouring while the l...
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Urns

Materials

Silver Plate

Classical style cut glass & silver wine jug
By W & C. Sissons 1
Located in London, GB
Elegant, neoclassical style engraved glass antique wine jug with silver handle and mounts. Made during the latter part of the Edwardian era, the jug'...
Category

Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Sterling Silver

You May Also Like

Monumental Japanese Aesthetic Vase
By George Jones & Sons
Located in Litchfield, CT
This exceptional hand-painted porcelain vase by George Jones & Sons features magnificent sparrows flitting amongst lush trees and billowing clouds, circa 1880s. A superb example of the Japanese Aesthetic...
Category

Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Porcelain

French Aesthetic Movement Bronze Vases
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Newark, England
Decorated with Insects From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer a pair of French Aesthetic Movement Bronze Vases. The Frenc...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Slate, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Aesthetic Movement Vases
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of aesthetic movement vases that date to circa 1880-1900. Both vases, although very similar, are not identical, they are decorated in raised applied florals a...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Aesthetic Movement Vases
$1,260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Mt. Washington Aesthetic Hand Painted Glass Vase C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Mt. Washington Aesthetic Hand Painted Glass Vase with Birds & Foliage Unsigned C1880 Measures - 8.5"H x 7.5"W x 6"D This exquisite antique vase, attributed to Mt. Washingto...
Category

Antique 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Glass

Large Pair Antique Aesthetic Cobalt Blue Porcelain Bronze Wisteria Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large (27 inch tall) antique (late 19th century) Aesthetic period porcelain vases with gilt decorations and raised enamel designs of butterflies and wisteria flowers on a cob...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany American Modern Sterling Silver 16-Inch Vase
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver vase. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1908. Tall and tapering ovoid bowl; concave neck and turned-down rim and raised foot. Reeded rims and shoulder. Ful...
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver