Suite of Four Diminutive French Blue Painted Cast Iron Medici Vases, 19th C.

During the 17th through 19th centuries, highly skilled artisans in Savona, Italy, produced beautiful tin-glazed earthenware known as maiolica (majolica). These blue and white lidded vases with serpentine handles, from circa 1800, are such an example. Early Savona offerings were painted cobalt blue on a white background, as seen on these vases. Because the scenes depicted on the main bodies are distinct, they are considered a near pair, although their dimensions do not vary. Both illustrations contain country houses surrounded by tall trees and fronted by vegetation emerging from rocky terrain. In each scene, people can be seen in front of the houses, with one having two citizens and the other having four. One of the renderings is bordered by roundels at the top and by a leafy vine at the bottom; the other vase does not have any surrounding motifs. The sides opposite the pastoral images are distinct as well: the one with the borders has curled vines surrounding the Savona Lighthouse (a production mark of studios from this region), while the other vase has the lighthouse above a pair of small foliate margents. Both vases have domed, removable lids with a conical finial emerging from a painted sunburst. Curled leaves have been painted along the circumference above a solid blue ring. The two curvaceous handles are each comprised of a pair of snakes bound with a ribbon. Our blue and white lidded Savona vases...

Originally from France, this pair of cast iron vases would make wonderful planters for either inside or outdoors. The vases, which date to the 1800s, have been painted white; however...

More information coming soon… Produced by the famous French foundry, Val d’Osne, this pair of cast iron vases are from circa 1850. The large vases have been painted black, but pain...

More information coming soon… This pair of large cast iron vases from France, which date to the 1800s, have been hand-painted with true white. There are some losses to the paint wh...

(6) Six MEDICI VASES IN CAST IRON 20th Century HEIGHT 60 cm DIAMETER 33 cm WIDTH 33 cm WEIGHT 15 Kg SQUARE BASE - SIDE X SIDE 16 cm very good condition

This exquisite set of four mid-20th century Dutch Delft vases showcases the timeless beauty of blue and white pottery. Each vase features a graceful silhouette with wide lips, long n...

A beautiful set of 3 x 19th century enamelled iron urns by Alfred Corneau. These will make lovely decorative urns either in the garden or indoors. The original enamel has lovely we...

Rare set of 4 large vases identical to the model, in cast iron, on their original terracotta bases, from the 19th century They have a beautiful old patina, and thanks to a recess th...