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Vases For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Color:  Silver
Swedish Art Deco Triple Sterling Fish Aquamarine Vase, 1940's
Located in Uccle, BE
Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) is one of the most well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. This piece is signed with sticker "Gustavsberg Argenta 1079 II". Swedish ceramic artist and designer, Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) was primarily active in the late-1920s through the 1950s and is best known for his contribution to functionalist style, as well his work as the artistic leader of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory. Algot Wilhelm Kåge (originally Nilsson) was born in 1889 in Stockholm. Kåge studied decorative painting at the Technical School, later known as the School of Art Konstfack, in Stockholm (never graduating), and subsequently at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg, where he studied under Scandinavian painters...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Hawkes Crystal and Sterling Vases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Presenting a pair of Hawkes vases; crystal with sterling silver bases. The crystal is in the "diamond cut" pattern with slight curves alon...
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1940s American Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

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

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Iron

Epergne in Silver Plate with Flowers Holders
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant antique silver plate épergne with low branches and 4 flowers holders. Discreet and delicate, it can be placed anywhere: in the m...
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Mid-20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

1940s Art Deco Green Ceramic and Silver Oval Italian Centerpiece
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An Art Deco Green Ceramic and Silver Oval Centerpiece manufactured in Italy in the Forties, oval-shaped ceramic in a shade of green with a glazed finish and sterling silver decors...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vases

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern Wilhelm Kåge "Argenta" Vase in stoneware and inlays in silver for Gustavsberg, Sweden. This beautiful piece is part of the Wilhelm Kages (Kåge) Argenta series, pr...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

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Silver

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemum Vase Signed Ando Company
Located in Newark, England
Japanese cloisonne enamel Chrysanthemum vase Tashio-early Showa period. The vase of bulbous form boldly decorated with a vivid green base enamel and...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Wire

Vase Designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1957
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Sweden, 1957. Sterling silver. Dimensions: H: 24 cm/ 9 3/8" W: 9 cm/ 3 1/2" D: 4 cm/ 1 1/2" Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Tapio Wirkkala felt a deep relationship with nature and his absolute favourite spot was located in Finland's deepest forests. From the beautiful landscape, Tapio Wirkkala could find inspiration for his works, often characterised by organic shapes. Leaves, birds, ice and water are recurring themes in his design. Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years – in the early 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave Finnish sculpture...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Sterling Silver Tiffany Vases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of sterling silver mid-century vases by the world renowned Tiffany & Company will brighten up even the dullest of rooms! They have a fluted rim and open outwards as if they...
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1950s American Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Barovier Toso Murano Cobalt Blue Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Shell Bowl Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue, silver flecks, controlled bubbles Italian art glass bowl or vase. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece has a clam she...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Silver Leaf

St Hilaire Paris Mid-Century Silver Plated Mounted Crystal Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish quality French mid-century crystal glass vase mounted in a silver plated frame by renowned Paris makers Saint Hilaire. The clear blown glass vase has a wide trumpet shaped top with a fold back rim with a pinched waisted body and narrow flat polished heavy base. The vase sits within a purpose made quality heavy silver plated frame with a narrow round base and handle formed scroll top applications supporting a wide round top rim on which the top edge fits and rests. The quality is absolutely superb and it has spent its life in a display cabinet. The top rim is impressed ST HILAIRE...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Piscine Stoneware Vase Applied Silver, Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg #1029
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb bijou vase by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden from the Argenta collection. Decorated with a stylised fish of applied silver on mottled green stoneware. Circa 1930's Ba...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Stoneware and Silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco "Argenta" Vase was realized by the esteemed Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg in Sweden circa 1940. It features a subtly tapered conical stoneware body handpainted ...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

1930s Purple Glass and Sterling Silver Orientalist Italian Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rare purple glass and sterling silver vase designed and manufactured in Italy in the Thirties. The orientalist decoration extremely rare, perfect conditions and generous size make ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

1960's Lino Sabattini Silver Plated Stele Candle Holders
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful set of graduated candle holders or vases designed by Lino Sabattini in 1963. They are the "Stele" candle holders. Made of silver p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Vase Silver Plate Lino Sabatini for Christofle France 1950s Cardinale Model
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vase silver plate Lino Sabatini for Christofle France 1950s Cardinale Model.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Pyramid Vase 676 by Harald Nielsen
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Georg Jensen. Sterling silver pyramid vase #676 by Harald Nielsen. Crafted by Georg Jensen in Denmark and designed by Harald Nielsen 1892 - 1977. From ...
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1940s Danish Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Ando Company
Located in Newark, England
Japanese cloisonne enamel vase. The vase of globular form with tightly pinched neck and splayed opening decorated with a fine red ground enamel worked with wire and musen-shippo (wireless technique) with a central white rose with yellow tips surrounded by red leaves. The base signed to the centre with the Ando company mark and silver Jungin mark to the rim tashio-showa period. Notes Ando Cloisonné...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Japanese Musen Wireless Cloisonne Enamel Vase Signed Ando Company
Located in Newark, England
Japanese musen wireless cloisonne enamel vase early Showa period. The vase of globular form decorated in a mint green enamel with a band of abstract...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Metal, Silver, Enamel, Wire

Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase on Sterling Silver Base, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase on sterling silver pedestal. Designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s. This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the central part. Its gorgeous shades of blue and the geometric design of the patterns make this vase a highly decorative piece from the Mid-Century Modern period. Rare find due to the sterling silver base. Measures: 20,5 cm height x 16 cm diameter // 8,07 in height x 6,29 in diameter About Bitossi (Manufacturer) Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lino Sabattini 'Cardinale' Bud Vase Design for Christofle
Located in Sharon, CT
The largest (14.5") version of this classic silver plated brass vase designed by Lino Sabattini for Christofle. Fully signed on bottom.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori Trinfale Vase, Red with Silver Overlay, Italy, 1929
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Richard Ginori Earthenware form with “Triumphal chariot” relief on front, red glaze and hand-applied silver in floral motif. Exceedingly rare piece. Hand-painted signature on undersi...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Pair of Vintage Silver Metal Vases attr. to Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Silver Vases is an original artwork realized in Germany in the 1930s. Original silver metal. Design attributed to Fritz August Breuhau...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Silver Vase by Maison Desny Paris
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Rectangular vase, made of silver metal with wooden handles, designed by Maison Desny Paris (1927-1933). It was produced in different sizes. One of these sp...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Anderson Swedish Silver 1938 Vase in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
K. Anderson, Swedish silver vase from 1938 in Mid-Century Modern style with a beautiful, geometric design, enhanced by curvilinear engravings. It measures 10'' in height by 7'' in di...
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1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Vintage Dulin & Martin Weighted Sterling Silver Fluted Trumpet Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Dulin & Martin weighted sterling silver 9" Fluted Trumpet vase. item features engraved "E" and pierced handle, scalloped rim, fluted top mark...
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Mid-20th Century Regency Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Peter Winquist for Arabia. Modernist vase in ceramics with silver decoration.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Peter Winquist for Arabia. Modernist vase in glazed ceramics with silver decoration. Finnish design, 1960s. Measures: 18 x 11cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling and Crystal Urn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver and crystal urn by International Silver. The lid is sterling silver and the urn is crystal. The glass has an acid-etched...
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1930s American Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Pair of Silver Vases, Gustaf Jansson, C. G. Hallberg, Sweden, 1961
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of elegant silver vases by Gustaf Jansson for C. G. Hallberg. Slender form with wider mouths in an oval design. Very elegant for a single flower.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

German Crystal Vase with Sterling Monogram Top
Located in Tampa, FL
A German crystal presentation piece with a sterling silver monogrammed top. The high-quality crystal has three rows of large polkadots a whimsical and a...
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1950s German Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal, Silver

Large Mid Century Silver Crackle Vase by Royal Haeger
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage mid century blue & white crackle long stem fower vase with silver overall veins by Royal Haeger. Circa 1950, Signed "Royal Haeger USA".
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1950s Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling Silver Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are delighted to offer you this sterling silver vase. It is tall and slim with a tapered shape. A beautiful floral cartouche awaits your perso...
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1930s Unknown Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lino Sabattini, Italiy, Modernist Vase in Silver Plated Metal, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lino Sabattini (b. 1925, d. 2016), Italiy. Modernist vase in silver plated metal. Ca. 1960. In excellent condition. Stamped. Measures: 30 x 5.5 cm. Lino Sabattini was an Italia...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal

Sterling Silver Floral Overlay Yellow Porcelain Vase by Thomas Ivory
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mid 20th century sterling silver overlay featuring flowers, vines and leaves on a yellow porcelain vase. The vase was produced by Thomas Bavaria in the Ge...
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1940s German Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

1960 Vintage Italian Silver Plated Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Vintage Italian Silver Plated vase.  
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Bohemian Large Green Glass Vase with Grape Sterling Silver Overlay
Located in Toronto, ON
A large green antique Bohemian vase with sterling silver overlay and grape motifs. A perfect size for the table for a large bouquet of flowers.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Vases

Materials

Silver

1940s Art Deco Silver and Blue Glass Italian Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rare blue glass and sterling vase made in Italy in the Thirties, it's in perfect conditions, floral sterling silver decors are in original patina.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Glass Vase with Silver Grapes by Einar Dragsted Strombergshyttan, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small thick blue-tinted Strombergshyttan glass vase decorated with chunky solid sterling silver grape pendants by Danish Silversmith Einar Dragsted. A very rare example in the same s...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Small Vintage Single Stem Vase, Chinese, Sterling Silver, Decorative Posy Flute
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage single stem vase. A Chinese, sterling silver decorative posy flute, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Charmingly ...
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Mid-20th Century British Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

A.Ve.M. Murano Pink Millefiori Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 vases available as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown soft pink, silver flecks and large millefiori murrines Italian art g...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Leaf

Vintage 1965 Irish Sterling Silver Vases / Beakers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of vintage Irish sterling silver vases / beakers made by William Egan & Sons; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. These exceptional vintage Irish sterling silver vases/beakers have a tapering cylindrical form with a subtly flared rim. The surface of each piece is plain and unembellished. Each vase is supported by a plain domed spreading foot. These impressive vintage silver vases...
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1960s Northern Irish Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Vase
Located in New York, NY
Silver-plated vase, marked SABATTINI, made in Italy. Model: Cardinale.
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1950s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate

1960's Horn of Plenty Silver Plated Vase
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1960's Horn of plenty silver plated vase.
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1960s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Barovier Toso Murano Red Iridescent Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown deep red, silver flecks, controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso company. The piece has a crimped rim ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Silver Leaf

Pair of Stoneware Vases Peacock Decor by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of dark brown glazed stoneware vases, designed by Sven Jonson for Gustavsberg. Overlay silver decor, stylised peacock to the front and sailing ship + fish to the back.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Silver

Chinese Porcelain Lidded Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern porcelain tall vase with lid, floral and naturalistic motifs, China, 1940s-1950s. This urn lidded vase features a naturalistic landscape wit...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Silver

Sterling Trumpet Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Standing tall and proud, this sterling silver vase is stunning. A clean modern look with a tapered shape give it that young fresh appearance. Not too big and definitely not too small...
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1930s American Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Giulio Radi Hand-Blown Glass Vase with Silver Foil and Blue Spiral, ca 1950
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass vase, white glass with silver foil and blue spiral design by Giulio Radi for A.V.E.M., Murano Italy ca 1950. Reference: Murano ‘900 by Franco Deboni published ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Leaf

Sterling Hammered Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are happy to offer you this hand hammered sterling silver vase, made in Italy in the 1960’s. It has a roundish body and a tapered neck. The perfect accent piece for a powder room...
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1960s Italian Vintage Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Brutalist Striated Rectangular Metallic Vase in Light Silver
Located in New York, NY
Striated rectangular metallic vase in light silver. Dark painterly strokes enhance the design of this simple and functional object. Felt bottom.
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1960s European Brutalist Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Giulio Radi Vase with Silver Foil and Blue Inside, ca 1950
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass vase, yellow with silver foil and spiral design on the outside and blue on the inside, by Giulio Radi for A.V.E.M., Murano Italy, ca 1950. Reference: Murano ‘9...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Leaf

Jacques Sitoleux for Christofle Vase/ Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silver plated architecturally inspired table object. Signed Original unpolished state.
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1960s French Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

American Silver Sedan Chair-Form Vase, Gorham, Dated 1931
Located in New York, NY
American silver sedan chair-form vase, Durgin Division of Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1931 The front and back cast and chased as doors decorated with floral sprays and oval w...
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1930s American Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Vintage Silver Vase, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Silver vase is a precious decorative object realized in the mid-20th century. Very refined vase in the shape of an Amphora, made in the mid-20th century. Kgs. 0.76 Finely decor...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Style Vase in White Metal, Denmark 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A fluted cylindrical vase with architectural lines similar to Arne Bangs pottery. Anonymous Danish silversmith. It has no hallmark or signature only some inscriptions beneath its bas...
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1960s Danish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver Plate

Ball Vase Italian Design Wisteria Taddei 1970s Silver Applications
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ball vase Italian design Wisteria Taddei 1970s silver applications.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Silver

Giulio Radi A.Ve.M. Mauve Stripe Silver Leaf Black Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare Murano hand blown mauve stripe over black and silver leaf Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer Giulio Radi for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.Ve.M.). C...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Silver Leaf

Georg Jensen Pair of Sterling Grape Tazzas, 263B
Located in Gainesville, FL
Georg Jensen (1866-1935) Grape Pattern pair of tazzas. The tazzas marked with post 1945 marks, model 263B, sterling silver, stamped with maker's hallmarks and assay marks. The height...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Vases

Materials

Silver

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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