Gilt Vases

19th century monumental Sèvres pomp vase with bronze mounting France, around 1890 Two-piece with lid. Bronze mount with a square stand, lateral women's masks and a small cone crown....

Exceptional Japanese contemporary Museum quality porcelain decorative vase, intricately hand-painted, gilded and dimpled to showcase cherry blossoms in iron red on a uniquely shaped...

Experience the allure of a bygone era with this exquisite early 20th century hand-painted and gilt decorated old paris porcelain vase. Immerse yourself in the rich history and artis...

Pair of very large floral Rococo-style Meissen potpourri vases German, Late 19th Century Height 89cm, width 44cm, depth 33cm These charming vases were manufactured by Meissen, Europe’s oldest porcelain manufactory. Each feature impressive floral and figurative design representational of the best of German porcelain wares. The pieces are topped by richly ornamented lids. Surmounted by extensively applied three-dimensional flowers and greenery, the designs create the illusion of a real flower bouquet. Below the flower bunch, the porcelain base is revealed. Decorated with rocaille motifs and coloured in pale blue, pink and shining gold, the pierced detailing enables the easy diffusion of potpourri scent. Rococo style genre scenes adorn the baluster-shaped body of each vase. Set in a woodland, the intricate paintings portray figures dressed in typical 18th century garments. On the second vase, a couple is joined by a lady in a reclined position holding a basket full of flowers. A pair of twin pale blue rocaille-shaped handles are mounted on both sides of the vases. Richly decorated with butterflies, roses, carnations and sweet peas, the design is completed with delicate floral composition on the white porcelain ground. Below the handles, a brown-haired winged putto is seen reaching towards the front. The bright blue cloth covering parts of his body stands out against his soft, pale skin. The base of the vases is shaped with further rocaille forms, the detailing highlighted in gilt. A large female figure, in a similar position to the putto, reaches forward holding a basket of flowers. The flower types are identical to the larger mounts on other parts of the vases, demonstrating the makers' exquisite skill to make intricate porcelain details in various forms, shapes and sizes while maintaining their real-life appearance. Both vases stand on porcelain stands, supported on four scrolled feet. Each is decorated with yellow, orange, blue, cream, red and purple flowers. The sides are painted with Rococo style genre scenes and floral bouquets. The pieces are marked with the blue crossed sword mark and incised ‘B.C’. Including both naturalistic and figurative ornaments, these stunning Meissen porcelain potpourri vases...

Contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately gilded and hand painted on a beautifully shaped ovoid fine porcelain in different shades of blue and pink to cr...

Large, striking, French, St Louis Crystal ribbed glass vase decorated with fine gold enamelled Iris flowers. The tops with fine gilded feathering. The base...

A fine English Egyptian Revival bud vase. In gilt (vermeil) bronze & glass. By F. & C. Osler. With Egyptian Revival style hairy paw feet and a removal test tube shaped glass vase that rests in a ring supported by 3 legs Stamped Osler to one foot. Simply a wonderful antique bud vase...

19th century French onyx pomp jug/vase bronze silvered Napoleon III Carcass made of onyx with rich silvered bronze elements. Egg-shaped soffit, retracted neck and round, profiled pe...

Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately gilded and hand painted on a beautifully shaped ovoid fine porcelain in different shades of blue and pink to cr...

A beautiful and ornate antique Moser cranberry bud vase, with gilded details and acorn motifs. Perfect for a single bloom, this bud vase is as beautifu...

Pair of very large French Sèvres style porcelain and ormolu vases French, Late 19th Century Height 151cm, width 45cm, depth 39cm Executed in the style of Sèvres, one of the bes...

A pair of French gilt-metal clear crystal vases with cobalt-blue overlay from the mid-20th century. Each piece presents a waisted body over a swollen base atop a short baluster-shape...

Decorate a table or a buffet with this elegant and colorful antique vase. Crafted in China circa 1880, the vessel sits on a four-leg wooden base with scrolled feet; it features an en...

Vintage Turkish enameled Bohemian glass hookah base vase. Clear and gold enameled Bohemian glass hookah base, or flower vase. Bohemian glass hookah ...

Importante paire de vases balustre en opaline couleur jade et monture en laiton doré, à épaulement orné de guirlandes de lauriers sommées par une galeri...

Pair of very large malachite and ormolu vases French, 20th Century Height 140cm, diameter 91cm Of impressive size and quality, the vases are ma...

Art Deco gilt metal hexagonal floor vase. 28.5" H x 7" W x 7" D. In good antique condition with patina, wear consistent with age and use. Dealer: S138XX.

Discover the exquisite beauty of our 19th century hand painted and gilt porcelain decorative vase, adorned with a meticulously hand-decorated scene design. This remarkable piece is ...

A Marvelous Pair of French Dore Bronze Mounted Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Covered Vases. Vases are a true marvel of antique artistry. As you admire the stunning matching pair, you will be captivated by the intricate details of the hand painted organic and naturalistic branches, flowers, and leaves that adorn the body of each vase. The unusual botanical elements in shades of green and translucent aqua create a mesmerizing effect that will transport you to a world of enchantment. But what truly sets these vases apart are the multicolored blossoms in shades of light blue, dark blue, orange, and yellow that add a vibrant and cheerful touch to the overall design. And as you continue to gaze, you will be spellbound by the delicately detailed hand painted pheasant...

Beautiful iridescent green blown glass vase with gilt bronze dolphin base and gilt handle.

Step into a world of refined beauty and indulge in the captivating allure of this extraordinary early 20th century Paris porcelain decorative vase/centerpiece. Meticulously handcraf...

William S. Mycock for Pilkingtons Royal Lancastrian Pottery, a vase in stunning gold and ruby lustre glazes, created in 1920 in the dawn of the Art D...

Daum Freres, Nancy, France, late 19th century large pitcher. An exquisite Art Nouveau glass vase/pitcher by Daum Nancy, roughened acid etched surface with gilt and white enameled mis...

Gustave Asch Large Vase Ceramic Blue Tours, 1900 Frédéric Gustave Asch (1856-1911) A nice shaped vases in Porcelain with gold decoration of berrie...

A fine pair of 19th-century Bronze and Gilt Classical Vases By Ferdinand Barbedienne 1810-1892. Each is unique with male nude figures in classical Greek poses playing music and ad...

Important pair of covered vases in yellow Siena marble and chiseled and gilded bronze mount. Snake handles and flower garlands, ribbons, pearls, gadroons and acanthus leaves. Late 19...

Very Large hand painted and decorated / gilt Japanese floor vases in the Imari porcelain. The vase features exterior / interior hand painted Japane...

18th century Pair of Large Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Vases The pair of neoclassical vases was made in Italy in the end of 18th ce...

Italian handmade Murano glass vase created by glass master Marino Santi and signed in engraving on the base. Murano glass with inside a...

Drawing from the luxury of Sèvres Porcelain and Louis XV's famed bleu céleste service from Versailles, this elegant French porcelain vase features the trademark shade of blue and medallions revealing scenes of flora and fauna, including pheasants and swans. Adorned with gilt accents on the lip and body of the octagonal vase...

Manufacture de sevres Porcelain cobalt blue & gilt 12 inch Vase, 1926. A cobalt gilt blue ground with gilt leaves throughout. Manufacture de Sevres mark to the underside dated to ...

An exceptional Bohemian Harrach glass vase in Islamic design and gilding decoration all around Hight 50 cm Provenance: According to information: Ka...

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum quality decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand painted on an elegantly shaped porcelain body in blue, with extremely intrica...

Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, hand-painted in green, red and gold, a signed masterpiece in his signature series by highly respected award-winning Japanes...

A beautifully made pair of single flower vases in blown glass and ormolu by baccarat C1890s

A gorgeous pair of Empire period French antique straight crystal vases. Delicately gilded with gold ormolu wreaths, these timelessly elegant vases are waiting to be filled with fresh...

A Fantastic 19th century French Islamic/Orientalist Style Champleve Enamel Vase and Underplate, Signed F. Barbedienne. The wide-mouthed vase terminates down a narrowing body and is m...

Large pitcher in pink opaline and its basin, with white and gold enamelled decoration of palmettes, small pearls and floral motifs. Large gold bands u...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, platinum-gilded and hand painted signed porcelain vase in a stunning ovoid shape, a masterpiece by highly acclaimed maste...

Graceful hand decorated Japanese vase with traditional motifs and gold rimmed top., c. 1960's. Signed on bottom, Gold Imari.

Large Satsuma porcelain vase from the Meiji on a gilt metal frame from the Napoleon III period. On one side of the vase is represented a deity, probably ...

Elegent contemporary Japanese dimpled decorative porcelain plate, a unique piece gilded and hand painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. This mast...

Vintage Japanese porcelain bud vase in olive green with gold rim & hand painted flowers. The opening is 1" wide. Paper "JAPAN" label on the ...

Antique large perfume bottle with stopper transparent glass with milky white cut opaline glass overlay decorated all arround with gilding highli...

A pair of large Chinese gilt and black ground cloisonné enamel vases Chinese, 20th Century Height 67cm, diameter 38cm These beautiful vases are exceptional examples of Chinese ...

A fine pair of Louis XVI style chinoiserie gilt-bronze mounted Chinese export famille rose porcelain vases. The ovoid hand painted porcelain body with dual scenes of a sword presenta...

Vase Egyptian cat made with hand blown black glass and with mask in bronze with gold finish. Each piece is unique as its handcrafted work.  

Vase Venise mask made with hand blown black glass and with mask in bronze with gold finish. Each piece is unique as its handcrafted work.  

Exceptional large gilded contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain three-piece raised lidded jar, hand painted in red and blue with generous gold details, depicting scalopped panels...

Cranberry glass vase with lid Rich Gold Enamel Decoration all around the circular body featuring Vines Further Gilding highlights on the rim, b...

High quality clear and ruby red glass decanters and stoppers Decorated throughout with gilded enamel featuring flowers and scrollworks, in additi...

19th century Meiji Period diminutive bronze vase with lovely etched and applied decoration. A raised gilt bird is shown flying above etched bamboo on one side, gilt applied lilies wi...

A very fine pair English twin handled porcelain vases painted with flowers by renowned makers Grainger Worcester and dating from the 19th century. T...

Large Chinese Yellow-Ground Famille-Rose 'Dragon & Phoenix' Vase, Guangxu, 1800s Presenting an exquisite masterpiece from the 19th century, hailing from China's illustrious Guangxu ...

Contemporary dimpled platinum-gilded decorative porcelain vase, an exquisite piece crafted, hand painted and signed by a highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita regi...

French 19th century empire gilt bronze and cut crystal glass amphora vase A slender ovoid crystal glass vase standing on a round gilt bronze foot with a rectangular plinth which i...

A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880. Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day. Characteristics Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe. History "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...

A Monumental Japanese Kutani porcelain vase, Meiji/Taisho Period, Signed Akiyama sei. The main body is all hand-painted with wonderful ...