19th Century Vases

Hallmarked in Sheffield, 1878 by Roberts & Belk, this very attractive, Victorian, antique, sterling silver Posey holder, or tussy mussy, has scroll pierced...

A pair of antique Japanese copper vases of flattened round shape with figurative rims. Late Meiji period, before 1912. The pieces are decorated w...

Magnificent large and rare George lll Irish sterling Dublin silver loving cup of large proportions, with twin “C” handles. Engraved Coat of Arms for Trench Family. Mark of Daniel E...

Victorian, sterling silver, figural bud vase, Gorham manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1865. Monogrammed with an Old English letter K. Measures 6 3...

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase by historic maker Loetz with engraved silver overlay. Cylindrical with bellied top and bottom, and short inset neck. Overlay in form of ope...

A magnificent Antique 19th century Silver & Viennese Enamel Vase in the shape of a large cornucopia supported by a silver griffin on a domed pedestal ...

19th Century Tiffany & Co. sterling silver decorative footed vase / piece. The vase features exterior floral design with two side handles resting on a proportions round base. The vas...

Meriden Britannia Sterling Silver and American Brilliant Cut Glass Vase, c.1900 Etched wheat leaves throughout the exterior of the g...

Fine American sterling silver overlay cut glass vase, circa 1900. Etched stripes throughout the vase with laurel swags to the exterior of t...

Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay. Baluster with dense and vertical overlay in form of entwined stem flowers in curvilinear frames. Scrolled car...

A very fine and impressive French late 19th century art nouveau pottery vase overlaid with gold over silver decoration. Gold over silver has mark of E F and image of anchor in the m...

19th Century Italian sterling silver decorative vase with two side handles and exterior design details. The vase features a finely chase body with applied foliate motifs and semi pre...

19th century decorative beautiful and unusual Middle Eastern Moorish brass inlaid decorative vase with flared lip engraved and inlaid with silver and copper compound. Engraved and d...

Our important parcel-gilt and patinated silver and glass-mounted vase and matching oil lamp were designed by Paul Legrand (1840-1910) and crafted by the silversmith, Charles Glachant, for Boucheron of Paris, circa 1878-1880. 21 in tall and 16.5 in wide (53.4 by 41.9 cm). 28.56 lbs, 457 oz, 14,210 g. Provenance: presented to or purchased by Jean-Baptiste Pezon (1827-1897); acquired by a European private collector, perhaps on the death of Jean-Baptiste Pezon in 1897, by descent; acquired by YM Antiques, 2017. This double walled vase has an amphora form, with body and foot with silver, gilt and patinated and stylized flowers, anthemions and sprays of cherries against an etched and matted ground pierced to reveal a gilt inner wall. The upper body is detachable via a slip-lock, and mounted on both sides with arched panels formed of hexagonal beveled glass tiles. One glass panel applied with bacchic infants taunting a rearing goat and the other side with infants feeding grapes to a lioness under a looming bust of a satyr. The patinated and gilt upswung loop bifurcated handles are mounted with fully modeled figures of Pan bearing a syrinx and thyrsus and a draped maenad playing two flutes, both above roaring lion heads, the rim inset with a slip-lock detachable gilt bowl etched with masks of various representations of Bacchus spaced by ribbons and trophies and with scrolling fruiting vines. The base of interior with detachable base metal drip pan to accommodate the removable oil lamp designed to illuminate the glass tiles from within. The lamp is raised on four hoof feet, the upturned ends cast underneath with masks and with detachable cover mounted with two infant satyrs and flanked by gilt loop handles. The bacchic themed design featuring cartouches depicting infants taunting a goat and lion, plus prominent lion masks at the handles, certainly appealed to Boucheron's customer, Jean-Baptiste Pezon (1827-1897), who is believed to have commissioned the piece. Pezon was the celebrated lion tamer and headliner of the Grande Menagerie whose profession brought him great fame and fortune in Paris. Born a shepherd boy in Lozere, he is said to have left his home at the age of seventeen in the company of a wolf he had captured and trained years earlier. He headed to Paris and by the age of twenty-one purchased his first lion who he named Brutus. The animal is said to have inspired the Lion of Belfort, the monumental red standstone sculpture by Frederic Bartholdi erected in Belfort in 1880. Toulouse-Lautrec was among his admirers and friends, visiting Pezon's Great Lozerian Menagerie to sketch animals. A large bronze sculpture of Pezon atop a female lion adorns the Pezon family tomb in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, as seen in our image here. The vase and detachable bowl are marked on the underside with the silversmith's mark of Charles Glachant. The underside and upper rim of the lower body is engraved "Fic Boucheron Paris". The lamp is marked on underside and flange of cover for Glachant. Boucheron archives indicate the vase was inspired by the amphora vases created by the Greek potter, Nikosthenes, 550-510 BC. The Nikosthenic amphora vases are a form of Attic vase recognized for their angular amphora form with broad flat handles. Potted of bright orange-red clay, they were decorated with plant and animal motifs within distinct friezes, with the most significant defining feature being the black figure painting, often highlighted with white accents. In this vase Legrand re-imagines the striking contrast of the black figures against a warm ground through the use of patina and gilding. His inventive use of piercing and double-wall construction create additional levels of texture and depth throughout the body. The same combination of ornamentation was employed in a ewer designed by Legrand in 1880 in the Islamic taste. (See lot 77 of Christie's sale in New York on October 22, 2009.) Edmé Bouchardon (1698-1762), royal sculptor to Louis XV, may have provided Legrand with inspiration for the vase's iconography. The panel featuring bacchic infants taunting a rearing goat is very similar to a bas relief representation of Winter designed by Bouchardon for the Fontaine des Quarte-Saisons on rue de Grenelle, Paris. Bouchardon debuted his plaster model for the bas relief in 1741, and the fountain was completed in 1745. The Boucheron firm, founded by the celebrated jeweler, Frédéric Boucheron...

A sensational pair of Japanese Meiji period Cloisonne enamel bottle vases. The vases of slender hexagonal form with trumpet opening upon a circular foot. Decorated to the highest qua...

A nice pair of late 19th century silver mounted Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases. The front panels painted with lion type figures, the back panels with flowers and butterflies, th...

Late 19th / early 20th century Lebkuecher with French art glass vase in Galle style with natural green and gilt motifs standing on a square, pierced sterling silver base with decorat...

Pair of floral silver vases produced in Qajar Persia Persian, late 19th century Measures: Height 27cm, diameter 9.5cm These fine Persian silver vases are adorned with repoussé a...

19th Century Japanese sterling silver vase with finely carved and embossed chrysanthemum flowers and butterfly. It has its maker’s mark on the bottom.

A very handsome and high quality pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI st. silvered bronze vases, each signed GALLIA and numbered 4948. Each with a circular fluted base and richly ch...

Ottoman filigreed silver and hardstone sweets dish Turkish, 19th century Height 24cm, diameter 21cm This beautiful, filigreed silver item is an O...

Gilt sterling silver vase by Norwegian maker J. Tostrup. Designed in trumpet form with flower like spout and stem. The green enamel base is in stepped form. Measuring 8 inches tall and 3 3/4 inches in diameter at base. Bearing hallmarks as shown. Tostrup, a 19th-century Norwegian goldsmith and silversmith, held several positions in the capital. His firm made the original enameled insignia for the Order of St. Olav, when the order was established in 1848. J. Tostrup received the title royal court jeweler, and Jacob Tostrup...

A Qing Dynasty antique altar vase from the 19th century with beautiful silver floral designs that decorate the bright white body of the entire antique porcelain vase. Our Qing Dynasty antique vase from...

Very Impressive large Size Mongolian Jade vase Circa Mongolia, 19th century Silver with 18th Century Chinese Jade Plaques Dimensions: wit...

Italian Neoclassical Silver Vase. Neapolitan sterling silver acanthus leaf-topped urn on fluted column pedestal with Italian sterling hallmarks, stamped N8, Italy, circa 1870. Dimens...

Our George IV period Sheffield plate vases (circa 1820-1830) measure 25 in (63.5 cm) tall and feature stepped bases with applied grapevine borders with foliage below a wide band of g...

Sterling silver footed decorative vase / piece with Lion heads side handles and exterior design details resting on square footed base. The sterl...

A French porcelain silver mounted two-handled vase and cover, late 19th century Painted with flowers within richly gilt cartouches, underside with blue crossed l's mark Measure: H...

Very large 19th century sterling silver decorative centerpiece / vase with exterior design details and fluted neck top opening. The vase / piece is in great antique condition. Minor ...

Antique American Brilliant cut glass and Gorham sterling silver vases pair. Vases each stand 16 1/2" tall by 7 1/2" in diameter, with rolled ...

Continental silver wine cooler or vase, probably from the 19th century, with ornate floral and twirling motifs. It measures 11 1/8'' in height by 8 1/2'' in diameter at the top (10 1...

Very large 19th century sterling silver decorative centerpiece / vase with exterior design details and fluted neck top opening. The vase / piece is in great antique condition. Minor ...

Russian silver and glass jardinière, Russia, 1895.

WMF vase Germany, 1900-1910 Silver metal with a brass removable vase inside Excellent condition.

Sevres porcelain and silver flower vase, France, circa 1870.

Very fine and rare 19 century French Baccarat attributed engraved crystal vase with with gilded silver mounts.    

Antique Russian silver-gilt commemoration vase with Fyodor Apraksin, Piotr Velikiy, Ivan Ivanovic Buturlin profiles Made in Russia, St Peterburg, late 18th-early 19th century Maker: IL (unidentified) Russian standard Zolotnick 84 / 875 silver. Dimensions - Size: Diameter x height: 14.2 x 19.2 cm Weight: 525 grams Peter I, Russian in full Pyotr Alekseyevich, byname Peter the Great, Russian Pyotr Veliky, born (1672, Moscow, Russia, died 1725, St. Petersburg), tsar of Russia who reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V (1682–1696) and alone thereafter (1696–1725) and who in 1721 was proclaimed emperor (imperator). He was one of his country’s greatest statesmen, organizers, and reformers. Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (27 October 1661 – 10 November 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712-1723, was made general admiral (1708), presided over the Russian Admiralty from 1718 and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1723. Ivan Ivanovic Buturlin(1661-1739) - Russian general...

Beautiful English silver plated decorative vase with exterior floral design details. The vase is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned. The vase stand about 11.5 inches tall x...

Pair of vermeil and vernis Martin Louis XV style vases French, 19th century Measures: Height 37cm, width 19cm, depth 13cm This beautiful pair of vase...

Distinctive Victorian silver plate and glass heron vase. The tall heron figure standing among leaves and bulrushes on a domed base. The heron supporting a glass bud vase insert...

Marked Gorham Sterling.

This matched pair of silver plated vases each depicting a stylized robed female with outstretched arms were mostly likely made in France, although are unmarked. The arms function as ...

A pair of Victorian silver-plated and cut-glass vases by Joseph Rodgers & Sons. With marks for Joseph Rodgers & Son. Sheffield. ...

Late 19th century silver plated pair of handcrafted decorative vases / urns with exterior design details and removable water holder receptacle. Each vase ...

French silver plate mounted framed /cut glass decorative vase with side handles. The vase / piece is in good condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Maker's mark undersigned...

Early 19th century pair of Chinese silver vases decorated with four-clawed dragons. Derived from the period of the Qing dynasty with Chinese marks on the bottom. Weight: 200 grams.

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vase with military interest (Durham Light Infantry); an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine...

Highly unusual, seemingly to be, one of a kind silver plate epergne by Meriden Britannia Company of Connecticut. No doubt circa 1875 and manufactured to commemorate the launching of "Le Tricolre Balloon" on June 6th, 1874 in France (I have attached image of actual French hot air balloon...

Old English silver plated / gold wash interior side handles decorative vase with exterior deign details. The vase is in great condition. Minor wear ...

This dramatic vase is sure to make people take a second look! It has motifs around the base; three men can be seen sitting around talking and drinking while a fourth man stands in the background. A large scalloped ruby-red colored glass liner...

Gorgeous Italian solid silver vase. Body made in one piece without welding. Embossed and chiseled, of rare beauty and precision. Two important handles made of fusion and finely chiseled were welded onto the vase. The inside of the vase has been gilded in thickness with a non-glossy technique in order to make the overhangs visible and appreciable also on the inside. The vase was marked with the "800" but it was not possible to identify the master silversmith On both sides, the names of the owners of the vase, Maria and Gianni, have been engraved by hand Weight: 1184 grams Sizes: Height cm. 30 at the handles Height cm. 23 vase Width cm. 33 at the handles Width cm. 18 vase.

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vase with military interest (Durham Light Infantry); an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique Victorian sterling silver vase has a tapering cylindrical form to a domed circular spreading foot. The upper and lower portions of the body of the vase are embellished with embossed and chased stylized scrolling leaf and bead decoration in a swirl design. The body is further ornamented with a band of six cartouches amidst a shaped border accented with a leaf motif between each; four of the cartouches remain vacant. To one side there is a contemporary bright cut engraved crest of the Durham Light Infantry amidst the inscription ‘Presented to Officers, 3rd Bn, The Durham Light Infantry’, with the presentation inscription ‘Officers Race, won by, Lieut H J Sowerby, 1887’ to the other side. The upper rim of this impressive vase is encircled with an applied moulded border to the rim. The vase retains the original gilt interior. In 1758 General John Lambton of County Durham first raised the 68th Regiment of Foot as part of the British Army. This later amalgamated with another regiment to become The Durham Light Infantry in 1881. Condition This antique Victorian vase...

A fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver presentation cup by Jason Hobbs. This presentation cup has a Campania form onto a knopped pedestal to a circular spr...

Celadon vase in faience with silver plate and silver leaf, 19th century period Napoleon III.    

Pair of Quing dynasty silver Chinese vases, 1800s.

Pair of tiny beautiful porcelain vases / urns each featuring a hand painted portrait in an ornate sterling silver overlay frame with floral and bird accents.

An English late Victorian epergne from the 19th century, with silver base and crystal vase. Born in England during the second half of the 19th centur...

Pair of English Victorian silver plate candlesticks with a deer and floral design resting on a rectangular base (PRICED AS Pair)