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Montopolyi Arno Italian Vase with Dragons An unusual piece made in terracotta
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Montopolyi Arno Italian Vase with Dragons
An unusual piece made in terracotta marked Montopolyi Arno, the vase a very attractive piece relief decorated with plants and flying crea...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Tessellated Marble and Brass Vases
By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
A pair of tessellated marble with brass inlay vases by Maitland Smith.
A very elegant and stylised pair with stepped design with brass banded inlay.
G...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Marble, Brass
$2,263 / set
Mid-20th Century Handcrafted Turkish Earthenware Vessel with Rich Earth Tones
Located in London, GB
Celebrate the artistry of Anatolian pottery with this Rich Earth Turkish Heritage Vessel, a captivating piece from the 20th century. Once used as a functional storage jar for grains ...
Category
1950s Turkish Rustic Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Clay
Pair Napoleon III Egyptian Imperial Porphyry Urns and Covers
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair Napoleon III Egyptian imperial porphyry urns and covers, each with a shaped cover and baluster body on a concave support and square b...
Category
1870s French Egyptian Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Monumental Royal Vienna Classical Porcelain Vase
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Monumental Royal Vienna classical porcelain vase
Austria, 19th Century
Height 152cm, diameter 41cm
This magnificent vase was made by the renowned Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Vase with Foliate Rim II, Unique White Porcelain Vase by Vivienne Foley
By Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
‘Vase with Foliate Rim II' is a unique porcelain sculptural vessel by the British artist, Vivienne Foley.
Vivienne Foley is based in Gloucestershire where she produces exquisite ceramic sculpture. Although in essence they are often functional pieces in form, it is their appearance that makes each unique work so much more. From dramatic structures to gentle sweeping curves, Foley's inherent understanding of porcelain is more than evident and testament to her patience with this most difficult of materials.
Having worked with porcelain for over 5 decades, it is Foley’s dedication that gives her such sensitivity towards her medium. This combined with her expert glazing and acknowledgement of this material’s vast history, results in very fresh and modern works that equally pay homage to what has gone before. Flower forms, poppy heads, bracts and petals translate into foliate rims and sinuous necks, carved and pleated or swept into a spiral. A contemporary marriage of craft, history and nature.
In her own words:
“As a professional potter I have been producing thrown porcelains for over fifty years and so logic would dictate that I have ‘seen it all, done it all’ by now, but on the contrary I still continue to be challenged and interested. The technical frustrations and the uncertainty of results all seem worthwhile when one opens a successful kiln firing. The heart leaps!
I have never been afraid to push my materials to the limit, to accept failures and to follow trails, but I am always excited when basic techniques and familiar methods result in something new. My primary interest is in ‘form’ and in finding solutions for what I call ‘damp engineering’. The comparatively non-plastic nature of porcelain dictates my having to join sections together, but a form must ‘flow’ and construction methods should not be obvious.
Over the years I have fired every sort of kiln and dallied with glazes, spending untold hours testing and rejecting, but since I now work in a small space I find simple black and white glazes and slips are less distracting and best enhance my forms.
I am not influenced by any particular thing – rather, I am interested in everything; always looking for quality and workmanship. I love all aspects of the design world from architecture to textiles. Museums, galleries and exhibitions are my addiction, with photography and the natural world a constant inspiration.
My travels to China and my ongoing study of Chinese ceramics have also been an enduring theme and I have been lucky enough to handle and photograph some of the world’s great collections”
Foley has a global following and is represented in private and public collections world wide.
Public Collections and Acquisitions
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin • Limerick City Art Gallery • Ulster Museum, N. Ireland • Crafts Council of Ireland • Centre of Ceramic Art, York Museums Trust • Southampton City Art Gallery • Leeds Museums & Galleries • US Ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy Smith • President Hillery of Ireland • President Mary Robinson...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Achromatic Fold in White II, a Parian Porcelain Vessel by Steven Edwards
By Steven Edwards
Located in London, GB
'Achromatic Fold in White II' is a unique sculpture by the British artist Steven Edwards, created from parian porcelain.
Steven Edwards is a ceramic artist whose work investigates the language of making through the materiality and physicality of clay. Fascinated by process-led making, he uses traditional techniques that provoke unanticipated outcomes, using clay as a medium that sustains the narrative of the making process. The resulting forms embody his interaction and manipulation of the clay using bespoke tools to explore the intrinsic properties of the material.
His creative practice starts by purposely placing clay under stress to reveal the natural tension and movement in its surface and form. Throughout the whole making process, he pushes, pulls, compresses and slices the material to provoke a reaction. The final forms are a combination of these making scenarios, translating a theme of duality in their appearance – the contrast of visual distortion and precision, the stillness and movement in form and the surface deception between synthetic and natural.
Whilst challenging and pushing his material to the limits, often using clay bodies in ways they are not designed for, Edwards purposely exploits unexpected outcomes. Creating a sense of unease, during the making his clay cracks and buckles, resulting in permanent scars that illustrate the extremes that have been asked of it. Purely aesthetic, these fissures within the surface are an important counter point to the idealised sugary-hued confectionery layered rings.
Edwards has exhibited his work at premiere contemporary design and craft shows including British Ceramics...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Impressive Pair 19th Century Imari Lidded Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of late 19th Century Japanese Meiji period lidded imari vases. Each with wondeeful bold Blue and Orange coloured motif decorations with inset hand painted pa...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Triangular Modernist Schneider Heavy Clear Glass Vase, Signed
By Charles Schneider
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Art Deco heavy triangular Schneider thick art glass vase with etched signature. clear glass, beautiful modernist shape.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Large Pair of Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Vases
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Large pair of antique Royal Vienna porcelain vases
Austrian, Late 19th Century
Height 102cm, diameter 28cm
This remarkable pair of vases, notable for their substantial size, was ex...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$61,744 / set
Ceramic Vase 2 by Richard Uhlemeyer (1900 - 1954), c.1950
By Richard Uhlemeyer
Located in Surbiton, GB
Richard Uhlemeyer was born in Göttingen, Germany, and attended the Hanover arts and crafts school in the 1920s. In the 1930s he founded his pottery studio the 'Kunsthandwerk Richard...
Category
1950s German Brutalist Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Turquoise Ground Porcelain Vases.
Each of baluster form with gilt-bronze collar above an inverted pear-shaped body flanked by acanth...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Dame Lucie Rie (1902 - 1995) ‘Bottle Vase’ with Flaring Rim
By Lucie Rie
Located in London, GB
Dame Lucie Rie (1902 - 1995) ‘Bottle Vase’ with Flaring Rim
Stoneware, blue / white volcanic glaze
’LR’ seal mark to base
Circa 1980
Size: 27.5cm high, 14cm wide, 12cm deep - 1...
Category
1980s British Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Moser Cased Ovoid Vase Designed Jiri Suhajek, 1976
By Moser
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Rare Moser Cased Ovoid Vase Designed Jiri Suhajek, 1976
Additional information:
Date : Designed 1976
Origin : Karslbad, Czechoslovakia
Bowl Features : Ov...
Category
20th Century Czech United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass
Pair of Floral Silver Vases Produced in Qajar Persia
Located in London, GB
Pair of floral silver vases produced in Qajar Persia
Persian, late 19th century
Measures: Height 27cm, diameter 9.5cm
These fine Persian silver vases are adorned with repoussé a...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Silver
Contemporary Ceramic Waved Petal Rim Pottery Vase Red Glazed River by FD21 Clay
Located in London, England
No 4. Contemporary handmade ceramic natural unglazed stone coloured vase with a waved indented rim. A river of deep red polished glaze runs from the rim down into and around the in...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Delightful Art Deco Miniature Poppy Painted Art Pottery Vase
By Moorcroft Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and fine quality Art Deco miniature pottery vase decorated with poppies and believed to date from around 1920/30. The small ceramic...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic
West German Mid-Century Pottery Red Lava Glazed Pitcher Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional West-German mid-century art pottery red lava glazed pitcher vase dating from around 1950-60. The ceramic pitcher stands raised on a narrow round foot with a round bulb...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Charles X Gilt-Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Glass Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Charles X gilt-bronze mounted cut crystal glass vases.
Each of ovoid form with ribbed sides, mounted with foliate-scroll handles, on a square leaf-tip base with paw feet...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Bronze
Set of 3 Spanish Terracotta Vases
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Terracotta
$802 / set
Outstanding quality antique Royal Vienna centrepiece and side vases
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Royal Vienna centrepiece and side vases, comprising of two vases with pierced necks and the centrepiece having a p...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vetrograph Tannic, abstract design purple, red & blue glass vase by Anne Clifton
By Anne Clifton
Located in London, GB
'Vetrograph Tannic' is a unique artwork by the Australian artist, Anne Clifton.
In the artist's own words:
"Vetrograph play at the intersection of an intuitive drawing process and...
Category
2010s Australian Organic Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Large 1960s Italian Amber Swirled Ribbed Glass Goblet Chalice Vases
Located in London, England
Pair of large vintage 1960s amber coloured swirled and ribbed glass goblet-shaped vases with scalloped rims. The circular bases are made from a thicker glass to help support the vas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass
Schneider Verre Francais Pitcher Campanules Pattern c1924
By Le Verre Francais
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Schneider Verre Francais Pitcher in the Campanules pattern
Date : c1924
Origin : Epinay-sur-Seine, France
Bowl Features : Orange and lemon mottled ground with red-brown hig...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of French Louis XVI Period Gilt Bronze and Agate Vases
By Martin Baffert
Located in London, GB
These truly exceptional and rare antique Louis XVI period vases have been sculpted from agate, a precious and highly sought-after stone. The vases are set on square agate bases with gilt bronze laurel wreath socles. The burgundy and claret agate bodies of the vases are mounted with gilt bronze acanthus leaf ornamentation, and twin lion masks joined by draped swags above. The lids of the vases are mounted with gilt bronze, surmounted by pine cone finials.
The vases' design is attributed to the late 18th century, French clockmaker Martin Baffert. Baffert worked with a number of Parisian bronziers including Jean-Nicholas Fremont, Nicolas-Guillaume Jourdan and Francois-Robert Leguel, who assisted in the creation of his designs. This pair of vases is very similar to another pair of vases which Baffert designed, which form part of a clock garniture currently in the Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor. The Rothschild vases...
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Agate, Ormolu, Bronze
Quality pair of antique Victorian large ballister Royal Dolton vases
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian large ballister Royal Doulton vases having a quality pair of antique Royal Doulton shaped vases in wonderful green, gold and white colours with flow...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Dish Mouth Vase II, a unique black / ebony porcelain vase by Vivienne Foley
By Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
‘Dish Mouth Vase II’ is a unique porcelain sculptural vessel by the British artist, Vivienne Foley, which has been released from her own personal archive of artworks.
Vivienne Fole...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Glass Plate entitled "Coquilles No.2" by René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in London, GB
A striking early 20th Century French clear and opalescent glass plate with an attractive geometric Art Deco scallop design, exhibiting fine colour and excellent detail, signed R Lali...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass
Fine Ormolu & Cut Crystal Circular Form Flower Epergne by F&C Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine ormolu flower epergne with scroll banding supported on paw feet stamped Osler segmented in four sections, each with five posy vases of various sizes with flat diamond cut bodi...
Category
1870s Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Very Large 19th Century Italian Maiolica Hand Painted Vase
By Cantagalli
Located in London, GB
A very large 19th century twin handled maiolica vase in the form of a wine krater. The exquisite hand painted decoration includes two central cartouches, one depicting Bacchus and Ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Pottery
Early 20th Century Cameo Glass Landscape Vase entitled "Paysage d'Été" by Daum
By Daum
Located in London, GB
A stunning vibrant cameo glass vase etched and enamelled with brightly colored trees in the foreground against a hilly background and deep sky blue horizon, exhibiting excellent colo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass
Mario Pinzoni Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Glass Vessel Vase, Italy c.1980s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Seguso
Located in London, GB
An elegant and scarce Mario Pinzoni Murano Glass Vase (or Vessel) for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Venice, Italy, circa the 1980s.
This impressive, transparent blown glass vase is undamaged...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pair large Japanese Meiji period Cloisonné enamel vases on stands.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive, fine quality Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Cloisonné enamel vases on carved wood stands. Each having wonderful classical motif decoration to the boarders, inse...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Glass "Miniature Boating Vase" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
"Miniature Boating Vase" by Daum Frères
A very fine early 20th Century miniature cameo glass vase etched etched with a scene of boats afloat on a sea landscape against a warm yellow...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass
Rene Lalique opalescent Lutteurs vase C1914
By René Lalique
Located in Devon, GB
Rene Lalique opalescent Lutteurs vase, highlighted with black staining
Quite an uncommon vase moulded with a continuous band of naked wrestlers appearing to hold the bowl section of ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass
$8,671 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Two Large Green Glass Gilt Bronze Mounted Vases
Located in London, GB
Set of two large green glass gilt bronze mounted vases
French, 20th Century
Height 153cm, width 50cm, depth 53cm
Pairing gilt bronze with s...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ormolu
$102,907 / set
Wilhelm Schiller & Sons Majolica Peacock Vase
By Wilhelm Schiller & Son
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Schiller Majolica vase which features a peacock seated on a pedestal. Coloration: Blue, green, yellow, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for ...
Category
1880s German Victorian Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Majolica
Large Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Large antique French Sèvres style porcelain and gilt bronze vase
French, 19th Century
Overall dimensions: Height 157cm, width 60cm, depth 44cm
Vase: Height 141cm, width 60cm, depth...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Lucie Rie, Tall Stoneware Vase, circa 1978, impressed seal mark
By Lucie Rie
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Lucie Rie (1902-1995)
Tall vase, circa 1978
Stoneware, with white and mottled brown glazes, craquelure effect
29.5cm high, 12.5cm wide, 9cm deep
Impressed with artist's seal
Category
1970s British Modern Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Pair English 19th Century Greek Revival Vases C.1830
Located in London, GB
Pair of English 19th century Greek Revival vases
England, C.1830
Staffordshire pottery
A pair of pottery vases decorated in a Grecian style ...
Category
19th Century English Greek Revival Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Pottery
$10,839 / set
English Majolica Bird Triple Throated Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Unidentified English Majolica posy holder which features three birds, supporting baskets on their backs. Colouration: turquoise, white, green, are predominant. The piece bears maker'...
Category
1880s Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Vases in the Sèvres Style
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Pair of porcelain and ormolu lidded vases in the Sèvres style
French, Late 19th Century
Height 93cm, width 52cm, depth 41cm
This beautiful pair of vases are crafted in the highly so...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Rene Lalique Pierrefonds Vase, Designed 1926
By René Lalique
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Rene Lalique Pierrefonds Vase, Designed 1926
One of the most archetypal deco designs by Rene Lalique
Additional information:
Date : Design...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Crystal
Large pair Japanese Imari Spill vases, C19th, 93cm high
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A spectacular pair of large 19th Century Japanese Imari spill vases, each with classical motif decoration, top and bottom. Inset hand painted scenes depicting exotic birds, flowers a...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Yongzheng Rouge De Fer Porcelain Rooster Vase, 1723-1735
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptionally fine and rare Chinese Yongzheng period vase of quatrefoil form decorated with a pair of roosters perched on rocks, surrounded by a pair of large butterflies, insects and sprays of flowers in rouge de fer...
Category
1740s Chinese Qing Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$3,018 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Brass Syrian Mamluk Revival Vases with Silver and Copper Inlay
Located in London, GB
A pair of brass Syrian Mamluk revival vases with silver and copper inlay
Syrian, 20th Century
28cm high x 14cm in diameter.
These excellent vases were made in the Mamluk revival...
Category
Early 20th Century Syrian Islamic United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Unusual Large Antique Victorian Quality Glass Floor Standing Vase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual large Antique Victorian quality glass floor standing vase having a large trumpet quality glass vase with shaped corners standing on a solid glass base with four feet
In love...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Glass
Set of 4 rare hand blown Soliflore ikebana glass vases by Shiro Kuramata
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in London, GB
Rare Soliflore Ikebana vases by Shiro Kuramata, for Cristalleria ColleVilca. Suited to house a single stem each, these delicate hand blown vases featured a single leaf-like element, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Tall Vintage Peacock Vase, Chinese, Ceramic, Baluster Urn, Art Deco Taste, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage peacock vase. A Chinese, ceramic baluster urn with late Art deco taste, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Char...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Jerome Massier Fils Majolica Pheasant Vase
By Jerome Massier Fils
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Jerome Massier Fils Majolica figural vase which features a colourful pheasant stood in front of corn/wheat. Colouration: green, purple, teal blue are predominant. The piece bears mak...
Category
1920s French Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Majolica
Outstanding quality pair of antique Japanese satsuma vases
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality pair of antique Japanese satsuma vases having a quality pair of shaped Japanese Satsuma vases with gilded circular shaped tops, with fantastic detailed hand paint...
Category
Early 20th Century United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Bronze Vase Early Meiji Period
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Early Japanese Meiji period bronze vase. Raised dragon with birds and cloud handles.
Would look amazing in the right location. The very best color an...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Bronze
$955 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Celadon-Ground Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Large Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Celadon-Ground and Slip Decorated Porcelain Vases.
These vases of Chinese celadon porcelain from the ...
Category
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of late 18th century Japanese lidded Imari vases. Each with Dog of foo gilded finials. Blue ground scrolling decoration, with i...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$11,662 / set
Large Pair of Magenta Ground Vienna Porcelain Exhibition Vases, circa 1900
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important and extremely large pair of Magenta Ground Vienna Porcelain Exhibition vases.
Austrian, circa 1900.
Each vase with blue underglazed ‘Beehive’ mark to interior of neck.
Each vase is finely painted with classical scenes to the front and allegorical scenes to the back on a rich magenta ground with gilt foliate decoration. The vases are mounted by extraordinary gilt handles headed by winged female masks to the sides and grotesque masks to the shoulders. The spreading necks decorated with Greek key decoration are surmounted by domed covers and the vases are raised on baluster form supports put down on drum bases finely painted with panels stylised arabesque.
The Vienna Porcelain Manufactory was founded in 1718 only eight years after Johann Friedrich Bottger and Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus had succeeded in unearthing the secret of Porcelain Manufacture for August the Strong, Elector of Saxony. On May 25, 1718, Emperor Karl VI signed a "special privilege" awarding Claudius Innocentius du Paquier the exclusive right to produce porcelain in the Austrian crown lands. Production being almost exclusively for the imperial household and the court nobility.
During the rococo era, Empress Maria Theresia placed the company under imperial ownership and it was during this period that the manufactory began to produce the famous rococo genre scenes after Watteau. Under the management of Conrad Sorgel von Sorgenthal, the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory achieved an international reputation for its neo-classical style.
After the wars with France brought the manufactory to the brink of ruin, the Vienna Congress at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century gave porcelain from Vienna a renewed upswing. Many important personalities of the time, including Czar Alexander I of Russia...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Scandinavian Art Glass Tall Bud Vase
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Mid Century Scandinavian Art Glass Tall Bud Vase.
Handmade in Sweden in the mid 20th Century. The vase has delicate vertical lines decorated onto the heavy glass form. This is in e...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Gyratory II, a ceramic vessel inspired by rococo architecture by Jo Taylor
By Jo Taylor
Located in London, GB
'Gyratory II' is a unique ceramic sculptural vessel by the British artist, Jo Taylor.
In the artist's own words:
"Gyratory means moving in a circle or spiral, which relates to the ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Art Nouveau Fairy Vases with Original Glass Liners, English, c. 1900
Located in London, GB
A charming pair of Art Nouveau vases featuring a pair of fairies. One of the fairies calls out to her partner, who listens from the other vase. The reverse of the vases each has a da...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Spelter
19th Century Chinease Blue and White Vase
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century blue and white porcelain vase with painted with figures and foliating decoration on circular base some chips together with original lid.
Dimensions
Height 10.5 Inches
...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$850 Sale Price
36% Off
The Rio Vase Murrine And Zanfirico Art Glass Mike Hunter Twists Studio, Scotland
By Mike Hunter
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fabulous hand crafted Rio vase by the celebrated glass artist Mike Hunter of Twists Studio in Scotland
Amazing techniques, a carnival of colours and tactile textures combine to creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish United Kingdom Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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