Early 20th Century Vases

Set of 3 early 20th century Spanish terracotta vases with traces of an old yellow glaze. Signs of historical damage to one vase's handle, as shown in the photos. 1920. Internal refe...

A large Josef Ekberg sgraffito vase for Gustavsberg. Sweden, Art Nouveau. H: 40cm/15,7″. Signed Gustavsberg 1925 J Ekberg In good condition, s...

Beautiful antique Chinese porcelain vase, distinguished by its striking yellow hue and intricate embossed dragon design, is a captivating decorative piece from a bygone era. The vase...

French purple glass vase Hand painted enameled floral decor. Anemone flowers from François-Théodore Legras The top of the vase is decorated ...

Pair of Edwardian Art Nouveau Doulton & Slaters Stoneware Ewers (c. 1900-1910) This refined and decorative pair of stoneware ewers was produced by Doulton & Slaters during the Edwar...

French pair Sèvres-style gilt bronze mounted porcelain decorative vases / Urns with exterior painted design details. Each vase / urn is in good condition. Minor wear consistent with ...

René Lalique, (1860-1945) 'BOUCHARDON' A clear and frosted glass vase with a bluish green patina, Model introduced, 1926 Marcilhac 981, Size: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) high Script si...

A pair of beautiful Famille Verte vases made in China in the 1900's, finely hand-painted all around with depictions such as people with traditional attire, animals, botanical figures...

Great antique Art Deco fan shaped figural white metal vase. Great design and detail. Greek key design on the bottom edge. Made in Japan and is marked on the bottom. In very nice orig...

Very large turn-of-the-century art glass vase made by historic Loetz. Gentle baluster in iridescent blue shading to gold. Engraved silver overlay in form of Japonesque irises. Big bl...

This elegant iridescent gold Favrile art glass vase was made by Tiffany Studios operating under the direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Tiffany Favrile Glass was first offered to the public in 1893 and this hand-blown piece dates to the mid-to-late 1920s. The vase has a warm golden glow and was crafted with a wide domed pedestal base that gives way to a ribbed body. The body flares slightly as it rises and transitions dramatically to a wide shallow neck that terminates in a scalloped-edge rim. As seen in the accompanying photographs, the well-balanced piece is nicely proportioned and displays beautifully. The vase stands 8.375" as measured to its tallest point and is 3.75" across the rim. The foot is 4" from edge to edge. The piece is free of chips and cracks and is presented in original condition with no restoration or repair. The underside bears a typical Tiffany Studios late production compound number signature reading L. C. Tiffany Inc. - Favrile and includes shape number 1548 followed by serial number 3164 N. This LC Tiffany Favrile vase...

Capodimonte, Italy. Antique porcelain vase with putti in relief and hand-painted gold decoration. Early 20th century. Measures: 18 x 13.5 cm...

Signed in ink: Ch. Catteau Marked in ink: D.1009 (design number) Incised: Grès Kéramis and 898 (shape number) Stamped: Boch F es La Louvière made in Belgium This vase displays Catte...

DAUM Nancy, France. Large bowl of multilayered glass, decorated with trees in a lake landscape. Polilobed bowl with triple glass overlay in orange, red, and brown, featuring a finel...

Rare and interesting early Emile Galle cameo vase, c14 inches tall, decorated with 1908 chrysanthemum series probably the "sur café au lait" version,...

Gallé Nancy Art Nouveau finest vase made in France (Nancy, Lorraine) made circa 1919-1920 Specifications: Stunningly manufactured casing glass (colorless glass with various lay...

Tapered bulb form vase finished in a medium green drip vellum glaze over a shallow impressed design on the lower half of the vase. The vase has a 2-1/2" diameter opening. The Rookwoo...

This art pottery vase was done by the Moorcroft Pottery company of England in circa 1920 with a pastel green ground with a rare tulip pattern and a light lustre over glaze. This vase...

This is a superb Antique Gustav Stickley Copper Vase. In the 50+ years that we've been associated with antique furnishings, this is the first t...

A museum piece of French Art Nouveau glass art: Lamp with baluster-shaped foot on a stepped, flat, round stand raised in the centre, hemispherical shade, slightly heat-stretched and pressed upwards on four sides, made of multi-layered glass with coloured powder fusions, predominantly in yellow-orange, red, brown, green and blue-violet tones, with highly etched vine leaves and grapevine decoration, two fully sculpted snails on the foot as a special accent, Cameo signature ‘DAUM NANCY’ with Lorraine cross on the foot in the lower area, and on the shade, which rests on a patinated metal mount, which also carries the threads for the light sources, one at the top and one inside the foot. Technique: Handmade cameo glass Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; cameo glass vessels were already being made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century this glass art was further developed, especially in Nancy. Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: Circa 1905 Dimensions: Height: 53,5 cm / 21.06 in Diameter: 32,0 cm / 12.59 in Bibliography: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, and page 561: Daum Frères & Cie, Verreries de Nancy Condition: Very good The electrification is functional, but should be renewed for safety reasons. About the design: The development of Art Nouveau glass art coincides with a revolution in lighting, the significance of which we can no longer fully appreciate today in the 21st century. Around 1880-1890, oil lamps and paraffin lamps were still almost unrivalled in every household. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the ‘electricity fairy’ emerged as a remarkable advance and gradually found its way into the daily lives of all social classes. The glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy were true pioneers and eagerly seized the opportunity to use electricity to illuminate the colours applied to the glass. Colour was one of the main concerns of the master glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy. Emile and Antonin Daum returned to the colours that had made the stained glass of the Middle Ages so splendid and extended the palette of colours in the glass mass as they needed it for the floral motifs and exact representations of nature. But the modulation of the colours, their arrangement in juxtaposed patches, the technique that the Impressionist painters practised on their canvases at the same time, was difficult to achieve due to the nature of the glass melted in a large mass. To achieve this richness of expression, around 1900 Daum developed ‘the process of applying glass powder and enamel to the outside of the vases to create coloured backgrounds or decorative spots’, according to the report of the jury of the 1900 World Exhibition. The field of naturalistic, contrasting and shimmering colours was one in which Antonin Daum excelled. This new technical process made it possible to create the symphonies of colour that we find on the ‘Vignes et escargots’ lamp...

An important and rare early 20th Century Austrian colourless glass bowl decorated with red dots, silver-yellow veins and a gold plated base painted with etching ink in small circles....

Gio’ Ponti vase ceramic 1929 Italy. Mark . San Cristoforo - RICHARD GINORI - Made in Italy

Model #3289. Mount designed by Lucien Bonvallet (1861-1919), Metalsmith: Antoine-Ernest Cardeilach (1851-1904) Auguste Delaherche turned the science of experimentation in ceramic w...

This gorgeous pair of Art Deco Vases in Smoked Amethyst & Amber Hued Glass were made by Schneider, and originate from France, Circa 1925. With a large profile and exceedingly elegant...

Ipsen's Denmark, vase with squirrel, glazing in orange and green tones. Model number 795. 1920s/30s. Marked. In perfect condition. Dimensions: H 19,0 cm. x D 12,0 cm.

Vase "Thebes" vase in black, green and purple glass pate de verre by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau in 1924. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Very beautiful colors. Height: 15.5 cm Jan...

Fantastic quality pair of small antique Japanese satsuma vases having a quality pair of antique Japanese satsuma vases with wonderful hand painted decoration of figural and landscape...

Theodor Hermann Schmuz-Baudiss for Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur. This monumental vase features a winter landscape at the edge of a forest. A stunning example of this artist's wor...

Centerplaces, WMF, German WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) Electro- Wurtemberg Plate Company in Geislingen, Germany, internationally known today as 'WMF' initials of the comp...

Tall fine vase in white porcelain with rose decoration by Meissen. Marked at the bottom. Great condition. Germany, circa 1920.

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A tall narrow pedestal “Le Verre Francais” cameo art glass vase (ca. 1922-25) decorated with chestnuts (marrons) by the master French glass designer Charles Schneider (1881-1953). This superbly crafted acid-etched flute...

Beautifully Weathered Gouda Plateel Vase or Planter The Netherlands Early 20th Century This is a special piece of early 20th century Dutch ‘plateel’ pot...

This French Art Deco cameo glass vase was created by Charles Schneider (1881–1958) for his Le Verre Francais line. The vase in the “Cardamines” cutting was produced from 1924-1927. A...

A French Art Nouveau ceramic vase produced for Bing by George de Feure, Gérard, Dufraisseix and Abbott. The porcelain vase features floral decoration carried out in biscuit, blue enamel, pink and green, white zone. Signed "De Feure ANB Leuconoé." Circa 1901-1902. Pictured in: The Paris Salons 1895-1914, by Alastair Duncan, p. 15, 162. Art Nouveau, Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Franckreich, by Renate Ulmer, p. 141 cat. no. 127. Art and Decoration July 1907, p. 35. Le Modern style, by L.Dresser-Challié, p. 119. Art Nouveau Bing...

Very nice pair of flower vases, made in the Art Deco period, around 1920, from the famous verrerie Legras in France. The two vases have a cubic raised shape and have a special past...

This antique handcrafted terracotta pot is a striking example of traditional pottery, featuring a beautifully aged patina and a timeless, rustic charm. Likely originating from Europe...

This early 20th-century German Handarbeit salt-glazed pitcher exudes whimsical charm and artisanal craftsmanship. Featuring playful squirrels and large-scale stylized flowers incised...

An antique Thai brown glazed ceramic vase from the early 20th century with petite loop handles, cream colored dotted décor, tapering lines and lighter brown accentuation. Experience a dash of Southeast Asian artistry with this charming antique Thai ceramic vase from the early 20th century. Exuding rustic appeal, this vase showcases a rich brown glaze that beautifully highlights the piece's traditional craftsmanship. At the core of this vase's allure is the intricate cream-colored dotted décor that gracefully trails across the upper body. These delicate specks create a visually engaging contrast against the brown backdrop, contributing to the piece's overall charm and visual depth. The petite loop handles adorning the upper body enhance the vase's uniqueness and provide a tactile dimension. The light brown accentuation at the bottom further contributes to the vase's aesthetic balance and harmony. All these elements together create a distinctive piece that harmonizes rustic simplicity with an inherent sense of elegance. This antique vase has a circular mouth opening measuring 9.75 inches in diameter, ideal for displaying a selection of your favorite flowers or as a standalone statement piece. Its timeless design and earthy colors lend a warm, inviting touch to any space. As a symbol of Thai art...

Elaborate and beautifully designed Art Nouveau vase in the style of Loetz. The glass has a charming iridescent effect, which is particularly accentuated by the deliberate hollows on ...

A Japanese long neck porcelain vase circa 1900-1910s by the studio of Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected Japanese ceramist from the end of Meiji Period. Commonly known as Makuzu Kozan, which also appears as the signature on his work, his originally birth name was Miyagawa Toranosuke. He was the appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household and his work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century. This vase features an elegant Classic form with a slender neck and slightly flared mouth above a baluster body. It was finely painted with two swimming carps in a copper red underglaze among green ribbons like waves. The background display a brilliant verdant green overall, Around the fish a poetic hazy effect was emphasized for a visual complexity by Fuki-e (the blow painting), an invention in Kozan's studio. The new technical development of chemical colors from the west was embraced circa 1900s in Kozan studio. This empowered the more creative experiments with not only colors, but also concept of dimension, which led Makuzu Kozan's work to become a bridge between East and West aesthetics. This is particularly evident in this vase with the Masterly details of the brush strokes, the expertly employment of gradient of color, and a very realistic and detailed rendering of the fish and their vivid motions. For two similar examples of Kozan's work with similar carps decoration, see Page 148-149 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...

An art deco glass vase with 4 different female figures, signed in the base "R Lalique France" in perfect condition Height 24 cm

An acid etched vase decorated with green ferns against the opaque yellow background. The cameo glass uses two colors layered, so that the color of the layer underneath becomes vis...

This Jugendstil vase – made by Austrian Secessionist ceramic manufacturer Julius Dressler of Biela (Bohemia) - has a pale blue outside and a yellow/goldish inside. In very good condi...

Large Kähler Floor Vase with Yellow Uranium Glaze. This impressive Kähler floor vase features a vibrant yellow uranium glaze with subtle matte orange areas, naturally occurring as p...

Daum Nancy miniature Technique: Enameled and acid-etched glass Origin: France Circa 1910 Excellent condition and unrestored Motif: Winter landscap...

This Late Victorian English Arts & Crafts Royal Doulton Lambeth stoneware amphora by Frank A. Butler was done in Pattern no. 960. This twin-handled vessel is decorated with a mottled...

The Poisson vase is one of the most well known vases of R.lalique . The design is strongly Art Deco and the large fishes swim all around the vase's body. The vase was made in 1922 ...

Impressive art nouveau vase designed by Soyer Et Fils. An extremely rare and very important piece, created in Paris, France at the atelier of Soyer Et Fils during the art nouveau ...

Rare Antique Impressionistic Hand-painted Vase finished with Moriage Decoration A rare beauty indeed, this piece of pottery is simple in design, yet adorned with a colorful impressi...

Large enameled glass columbine flower pedestaled vase by Daum nancy. Variegated yellow glass with enameled red flowers, circa 1900. Signed in cameo ...

A stunning and rare tall gold iridescent pinched glass vase by Loetz. The iridescent color with strong gold undertone with a polished pontil and ruffled edge top. 9.5 inches tall 5...

French Art Nouveau ceramic vase, Denbac (1909-1952) produced in Vierzon, circa 1920s. Signed. Beautiful polychrome glaze. Measures: 23 cm. x 12 cm. In perfect condition.

D'Argental was the name given to a line of cameo glass made by the Cristallerie de Saint Louis starting, circa 1919. Most of the pieces were designed by Paul Nicolas, a protégé of Ém...

Richly glazed in tones of ruddy brown, ivory and dark chocolate, this stunning vase by Jean Mayodon features a series of medallions with classical nude male figures in various poses....

Charming and sentimental, this vintage "Best Wishes" toothpick holder brings a touch of whimsy and Victorian flair to any tabletop or curio display. Crafted from a darkened metal all...

Pair of glazed ceramic Chinese tiles. China, early 20th century. With pair of marble, wood and gold leaf bases. France, early 20th century. Dimension...

A pair of Japanese bronze vases depicting scenes with different birds. These would make a wonderful pair of lamps.

A very unusual pair of lidded urns by Swedish designer Josef Ekberg. Signed with Josef Ekberg's monogram and Gustavsbergs company mark and also dated 1927. Handpainted creamware with luster glaze and gold decorations. Really good condition, with no issues! JOSEF EKBERG He started working as a 12-year-old boy at the Gustavsberg factory in 1898. He continued working there till his death in 1945. In 1908 Joseph Ekberg...

A woven bamboo ikebana hanakago (flower basket) with handle circa first half of the 20th century (Taisho or Showa era) by Japanese bamboo master Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950). In th...