Australia - Vases and Vessels

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Amphora, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: Amphora, specifically, were used for storing and transporting li...

A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th cen...

A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th ...

A Faience Glazed Ceramic Canopic Jar of Imsety, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: The sturdy ovoid jar with mottled faience glaze throughou...

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Oinochoe, 19th Century Description: Black-figure, a style of ancient Greek vase painting characterized by black, silhouetted figures painted on...

Elegant 19th-century Paris porcelain urn of impressive presence, finely hand-painted in cobalt blue, burnished gold, and soft sepia tones. This lidded vase displays the refined artis...

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century Description: Features a distinctive narrow neck, a trumpet-shaped mouth, and a single handle, decorated with figures pai...

A Bronzed Metal Canopic Jar, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection Acquired in Rome in 2007. Description: The bronze jar with a lid in the form of a humanoid...

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: Depict a heroic subject, possibly related to figures like Achille...

A refined and sculptural Murano glass vase by Luciano Gaspari, executed in vibrant blue sommerso glass with an elongated organic silhouette. The piece features a striking layered com...

A "Velato" corrosi surface finish was pioneered by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in the 1930's.

An elegant mid-19th century Chinese porcelain ginger jar, finely painted in cobalt blue under a soft celadon glaze. This piece, dating from the Qing dynasty, features a fitted lid wi...

An exceptional Murano art glass vase produced in Italy during the 1970s, featuring a refined organic sculptural silhouette in vibrant red glass. The elegant asymmetrical form is acce...

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Lekythos, 19th Century Description: A narrow body, a single handle attached to the neck, and a flared base and lip. Lekythoi were primarily use...

Excellent vintage condition original stoppers in tact Beautiful succession of blue color light to dark Each has a different serigraphed image created by Salvador Dali Surrealist view...

This beautiful pair of 19th century French porcelain apothecary jars exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of early pharmacy containers. Each jar features a slightly domed lid with a round finial, delicately highlighted with gilt accents. The bodies are hand-painted with rich polychrome decoration, including palm trees, medical caduceus symbols, and stylized serpents entwined around classical columns—traditional emblems of medicine and healing. The jars are inscribed with their original Latin labels: CONS: TAMAR: (Conserve of Tamarind) and EXT: PAPAV: (Extract of Poppy), both once commonly used in apothecaries for medicinal remedies. Their elegant design combines functionality with refined decoration, making them as decorative as they are historic. These jars would have originally been displayed in a 19th century pharmacy, both as storage vessels and as visible markers of important remedies. Today, they make striking decorative pieces for collectors of antique medical instruments...

A magnificent 19th-century blue overlay crystal vase, finely hand-cut and richly decorated with enamel and gold. The deep cobalt blue crystal has been expertly overlaid and cut to re...

Magnificent large majolica vase attributed to Jules Vieillard & Cie, Bordeaux, circa 1870. This richly decorated urn is a superb example of French Renaissance Revival majolica, featu...

The Zoom vase by India Mahdavi is a playful and elegant ceramic piece designed for contemporary interiors. It features soft, sculptural grooves that resemble a magnified flower stem,...

Modern clear glass with red circles. Signed (unknown signature) 1978

A small Murano Glass dish with copper avenurine, white zanfirico lattice filigree, and blue, yellow, green and red ribbons. Exquisitely finished. First made by Carlo Scarpa for Venin...

Murano hand blown Aqua marine and white Interlaced "Reticello" with trapped air bubbles creating a net-like pattern. This highly technical technique requires extreme skill and precis...

Unique blue and white stripes Murano vase or centrepiece. During this period, Italian glassmakers were at the forefront of the modernist movement in glass design, creating pieces th...

A Greek Black Figure Style Grand Tour Hydria, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: Depicts a mythological battle, likely featuring the hero Herakles...

This stunning handblown vase was handblown on the Venetian island of Murano by Seguso- one of Italy's most illustrious producers. The Scavo finished glass, realised in a beautiful aq...

A magnificent Italian centerpiece Bowl by Barovier & Toso in gold Polveri & Bullicante. Its transparency allows light to pass through enhancing its Lenti appearance and eleg...

A pair of book ends in lime green glass with an orange scalloped eye and blue center.

A Chinese Ceramic Wucai Jardiniere, 19th Century Description: Decorated with a mythical creature, likely a qilin, amidst clouds and a border of stylized lotus petals. Provenance: P...

Bowl in green, orange and gold aventurine. Remains of paper label.

This Mid Century Modern glass decanter set was produced by Vetri Empoli in Tuscany during the 1960s. The ensemble includes a generously rounded decanter with a wide neck, paired with...

A Chinese Brown Glazed Martaban Storage Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Impressed Circular Pattern, covered overall in a brown glaze. Martaban jars are named after the...

This exquisite pair of ruby red overlay crystal vases, attributed to Saint Louis, showcases the refined artistry and precision of 19th-century glassmaking. Each vase features a flut...

A sculptural art glass vase by Kosta Boda, crafted in layered clear and cobalt blue crystal. The cylindrical form features vertical optical ribbing that enhances the depth of the blu...

Turquoise and gold ribbed Murano glass Vase documented to Ercole Barovier for the Barovier and Toso company. In the same style as the Cordanato d'Oro this very elegant vase has two g...

This plique-a-jour cloisonne vase is an exceptional example of Japanese craftsmanship from the tail end of the Meiji period (1868-1912). The most ...

Large Pink opaline seashell cased in clear glass mounted on a clear glass pedestal with gold inclusions.

This large crystal centrepiece was manufactured by the famed Czech glassmaker, Moser. The centrepiece which is made from lead free crystal is in the 'Splendid' pattern which was firs...

Evoking the organic architecture of Australian coastlines, the Pietra Silver Vase features extractions modelled from hand-cast forms. An innovative vessel that connects nature and cr...

Blue vase with pinched neck and concaved sides, twisted cane ribbons with gold fleck.

A Zebrati bowl by Barovier & Toso. Internally decorated glass with gold inclusions. Ref. Lit. Ercole Barovier 1889-1974.

A Pair of Bronze Urns, 19th Century Provenance: From the private collection of Joseph Farley, North Acton. Description: Each campana urn raised upon an integral pedestal with an...

A Chinese Turquoise Glazed Pottery Jar, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 36.5cm. Diameter: 26cm.

A Pair of French Empire Bronze, Gilt Bronze, and Verde Marble Tazzas, 19th Century Each tazza with a shallow bronze inner bowl with leaf-and-dart rim projecting from a lobed gilt br...

Handkerchief Vase in the Fazzoltto technique with Zanfirico cane twisted lass to form a delicate net like pattern

Hadeland Glasverk Vase tapering conical shape in crystal internally decorated with dark diagonal stripes.

A Substantial Spanish Copper and Brass Brazier, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: The shallow circular body with a separate liner housed within l...

A Pair of Green Glazed Jardinieres with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 18cm. Width: 21.5cm. Depth: 15.5cm.

incredible vase signed by scarpa 1960 in murano glass from the series battuto for Venini signature on the bottom of vase.   

A blue ground pilgrim flask-shaped vase by famed English designer Christopher Dresser for Minton, circa 1870s. The foliage motif was most likely hand-painted by William Mussill...

The Argos vase by Cesar Baldaccini for Daum, France, 1970s, is a magnificent work of art that seamlessly blends form and function. Designed by the renowned French sculptor, Cesar Bal...

A Rare Chinese Black Glazed Narrow Neck Pot, 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 41.5cm. Diameter: 23cm.

Floris Wubben, born in 1983, is a Dutch designer and ceramicist renowned for his unique fusion of functional design and experimental sculpture. Based in Haarlem, the Netherlands, he ...

Elegant tall vase in pink with controlled bubbles internally decorated with polychromatic speckles and murines.

Evoking the organic architecture of Australian coastlines, the Pietra Vase features extractions modelled from hand-cast forms. An innovative vessel that connects nature and craftsman...

Archimede Seguso's "Opalino Costolato" vases are iconic for their ribbed opalescent finish. The rids in the glass are a soft milk colored glass. The vase itself is in a pastel pink.

This rather gorgeous porcelain vase is in the Greek Revival taste and is attributed to the English maker, Samuel Alcock & Co. The transfer printed designs feature a classical fig...

This very practical vase was made in the Czech Republic by famed glassmaker, Moser. The vase which is made from lead free crystal is in the 'Splendid' pattern which was first introdu...

Stunning hand painted ceramic by Roberto Rigon 1970. Probably made for olive oil or vinegar to use on the Italians dinner tables of the period.  

A Pair of French Empire Style Bronze and Sienna Marble Tazze, 19th Century Provenance: Purchased from a private Melbourne collection, 2009. Description: Each with a shallow ovoid...

A Bronzed Metal Canopic Jar with Base, Early 20th Century Description: The jar with a lid in the form of a humanoid head wearing the pharaonic nemes headdress and false beard, ident...