Maine - Vases and Vessels

This pair of signed Gyokusan Japanese Satsuma vases showcases a striking black and gold aesthetic, crafted from earthenware pottery. Each vase features hand-painted gold gilt decoration and is adorned with an elegant bamboo motif. The gold paint is applied with fine detail to create texture and depth in the bamboo stalks and leaves. Gyokuzan refers to a prominent master artist associated with high-quality Meiji-period Satsuma ware. Gyokuzan was a pivotal figure in Satsuma pottery, known for sophisticated designs during the Meiji period (1868–1912). While traditional Satsuma often uses an ivory crackled glaze, "black and gold" variants are highly prized for their dramatic contrast. The signature on each Satsuma vase may be that of Shibayama, followed by the character for "painted by". It is a recognized artist signature found on high-quality Satsuma ware from the Meiji period (1868–1912). The use of gold lacquer-like gilding on a deep black background is a hallmark of "Black Satsuma...

Dutch blue & white delft vase with a top, depicting scenes of birds on all sides, with floral motif. Great for the ornithologist - really lovely! Bought in the south of France. Witho...

Each urn cast with frieze of classical figures, raised on a bronze-mounted rouge griotte square marble base. The lampshades are silk and custom made by Blanche Field...

Each urn with a cone finial, the collar carved with interlaces and a tapered fluted body on a spreading socle. Formerly with spigots. Provenance: Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York...

Each porcelain pot delicately decorated with flowers and raised on an exquisitely chased tripod base headed by lion heads. These Chantilly porcelain pots were embellished in Paris wi...

Beautiful French tole tulipiere in black with gold banding. An unusual form as most tole tulipieres are larger. Wonderful as an art object, and useful in tulip season!

A nice pair of mid-19th century Grand Tour tazze or marble and patinated bronze. 7½ h × 6 dia in each In very good condition and ready to display.

In the neoclassical taste, the open reeded spouts above ovoid bodies with leaf-clasped socles on square bases, the handles terminating in a female mask. This pair of ewers...

Vintage Isis Ceramics "Colander" Bowl or flower arranger in a now out of production pattern. Designed and produced by Deborah Sears, an American who stud...

A beautifully sculpted pair of French vases by listed artist Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), each depicting a figure fishing, and each individually signed. The boy figure is casting a ne...

Lovely Chinoiserie Monteith. Wonderful patinated surface. Gorgeous teal green interior. Monteiths were used to cool and rinse wine glasses, thus the crenelation to hold the stems. Th...

A set of three Dutch Delft faience vases with capuchin brown glaze. Two urn forms with foo dog finials and one open vase. Octagonally faceted vases with relief cartouche motifs and ...

Fabulous pair of Chinoiserie cachepots in a gorgeous burnt orange. Weathered and patinated. Unlike many of the monteiths of this vintage, they still have their original liners. Separ...

18th Century Italian blue and white apothecary drug jars, likely originating from Naples or Southern Italy. Cylindrical ceramic with an incurved waist, traditionally used in pharmaci...