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Vases For Sale
Kate Spade for Lenox Chinoiserie Vase
Located in Frederick, MD
This ivory and gold Lenox vase is from the collaboration with Kate Spade marked Daisy Place Kate Spade New York. The scrafitto style art of a vase within a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Duo Of Vintage Flower Sleeves, Scandinavian, Art Glass, Posy Vase, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a duo of vintage flower sleeves. A Scandinavian, art glass posy vase, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Charming duo graced with exceptional colour and unusual fo...
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Late 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Silver Crest Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Vase
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Arts & Crafts period sterling silver on bronze large floral vase By Silver Crest (the mark of Smith Metal Arts Co.), an offshoot of Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20t...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vases

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Sterling Silver, Bronze

Colorful Ceramic Monkey jewelry box, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the exquisite Monkey Jewelry Box by Senzo Duma Ceramics, a stunning fusion of African artistry and functionality, meticulously hand-painte...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Turquoise Raku Ceramic Vase Discus Japanese Style, ca. 1975, possibly Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
A truly unusual piece of art is this low disc shaped bowl or vase with a turquoise Raku glaze and fat lava hints towards the base. The ceramic base shows the deep charcoal black of t...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Steel Vase 1 by Duzi Objects
Located in DARLINGTON, WA
Steel Vase 1 by Duzi Objects Perth-based steel sculpture artist Douglas Powell of Duzi Objects delves into the realms of fluidity, movement, and three-dimensional shapes through hi...
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2010s Australian Modern Vases

Materials

Steel

Postmodern Millefiori Green Murano Glass Vase with Murrines and Gold Leaf, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This millefiori vase features different murrines and gold leaf flakes. It has its original label from Murano. This item is vintage, therefore it might show s...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Pair of Delft Blue Porcelain Lidded Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair of antique Delft Blue porcelain lidded vases. Featuring a very pretty pattern with floral images and birds. Lovely! Note: There is a hairline crack on one of the vases....
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Early 20th Century Vases

Materials

Porcelain

1980s Abstract Textured Two Neck Vase Vessel Black Finish Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Organic Modern textured Ceramic Vase Studio Piece in matte black finish in the Style of Valentine Schlegel. A two neck Vessel for Flowers, Ferns or Silk Flower Decoration. Grea...
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1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Biomorphic Art Pottery Vase by Aksel Sigvald Nielsen, Denmark, 1950s
By Aksini
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful black and white ceramic vase by Aksini (Aksel Sigvald Nielsen) for Knabstrup, Denmark, circa 1950. Measurements: H 12.5 inches (approx. 32 cm).
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Pottery

Mario Bellini Shanghai Gold Vase for Kartell
Located in Miami, FL
Gold Shanghai vase designed by Mario Bellini for Kartell. A multi-faceted vase widening from the base to the top in a swirling motion. Shanghai is like ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Plastic

Colorful Ceramic Leopards Tureen, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the stunning Leopard Tureen by Wiseman Ceramics, a true masterpiece of African craftsmanship, meticulously hand-painted and hand-sculpted in South Africa. Designed by Wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Moroccan Earthenware Vase with Metalwork
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Moroccan vase handcrafted in terracotta in classic form with an olive tone glaze and decorated with jewelry like metalwork.
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Andre DELATTE French Art Deco Vase, Late 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco vase by Andre DELATTE (Jarville, near Nancy), France, late 1920s. Mottled glass. Double glass. Purple and white enamels are applied between the two layers. Height : 13.8" (35cm), Depth : 6.3"(16cm). Signed "ADelatte Nancy" (see photo). André Delatte was born in Châtenois (Vosges, France) in 1887.Far from the world of the art, he becomes a great banker. Among his customers are the Muller Brothers. They become friends. Delatte visites the Muller's studios and discovers his passion for the glass, especially in its chemical aspect. He leaves the bank and studies chemistry. After his diplomas, in 1919, he starts a studio in Nancy (rue du Faubourg des 3 Maisons), where he decorates glass pieces made by the Muller Freres. Two years later, he builds his first furnace in Jarville, near Nancy. About thirty people work for him. Many ones come from the Daum's glassworks. The studios moves to Nancy (16 rue de Metz). The Faubourg des 3 Maisons studios are reserved to the work when hot. The company is called Verreries de l'Est what is in correspondence with the Delatte's ambitions. Soon, he compares with the most famous glassworks in Nancy. This success is explained by the Delatte's talent in business. He knows to choose the best men to place them at the right place in his company, such as Paul Maheux who manages the glass production. All the most beautiful pieces made in the glassworks in the thirties are the fruit of his work. André Delatte understands very well the Art Deco dawning and produces pieces in accordance with the taste of the people in this period. In 1926, about 60 people work for his glassworks and his headquarters are located Quai Ligier in Nancy. But the crisis...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Glass

Ulrica Hydman Vallien for Kosta Boda. Vase in violet and yellow art glass.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ulrica Hydman Vallien (1938-2018) for Kosta Boda. Vase in violet and yellow art glass. Late 20th century. Perfect condition. Signed. With label. Dimensions: D 13.8 cm x H 19.5 cm.
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Late 20th Century Swedish Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Steel Vase III by Duzi Objects
Located in DARLINGTON, WA
Steel Vase III by Duzi Objects Perth-based steel sculpture artist Douglas Powell of Duzi Objects delves into the realms of fluidity, movement, and three-dimensional shapes through ...
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2010s Australian Modern Vases

Materials

Steel

Italian Ceramic Vase with Fruit Motifs, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
Vase made by hand in ceramic with traditional motifs from Italy.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

studio pottery ikebana weed pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
studio made ceramic weed pot for several stems. beautiful drop glaze with imprints. stamped by maker in underside.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Japanese Bronze Mixed Metal Squat Vase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents 1950s Japanese Bronze Mixed Metal Squat Vase Gilt patinated and mixed metal with copper inlay Lovely floral mum design 5.75 h x 6 diameter no signature Preowned unr...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Metal, Copper

Art Glass Colorful Vase by Taylor Backes
Located in Miami, FL
A large and colorful art glass vase by Taylor Backes.
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1980s American Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Pair German Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Centerpieces Putti Cherubs
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a pair of German Meissen Blanc de chine Porcelain Centerpieces each modelled as decorative oval baskets been driven by walki...
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19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Vases

Materials

Ormolu

1960s Artisan Studio Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Handcrafted clay studio pottery. Beautiful artisan piece that adds a nice touch of character to your credenza, bookshelf or pedestal.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Clay

Signed Baccarat Crystal Vase with Gilt Decoration of Classical Urn
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Baccarat crystal vase having gilt classical urn adorning the front center. Signed.
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1990s French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Crystal

Handcrafted Semi Transparent Green Color Glass Vase, Italy, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand-blown Italian green semi-transparent glass vase with organic shapes and inside bubbles.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Neoclassical Style Italian Crystal Vase With Festoon Engravings
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Before describing the object under consideration we must make an important clarification; the artifact, one of many that we will publish over time, is part of the museum collection of a historic Florentine crystal grinder that unfortunately closed recently. It is the Marcello Galgani & Son company, whose completely manual and artisanal work has not withstood the disproportionate advance of mass-produced mechanical processes! Marcello Galgani began his craft as a grinder and restorer in 1960; as the years went by, Marcello mastered and became familiar with particular techniques and shapes, resulting in the production of objects that manage to retain the freshness of grinding and engraving, the warmth and softness of light, and the inimitable flavor of unique artifacts. After several years, his son Lorenzo, who grew up among crystals, also entered the business and immediately became passionate about this ancient craft with skill and ability. Stimulated by the aesthetic sense of the past, father and son, set up a workshop in which the shapes they researched and created themselves are mouth-blown by traditional Tuscan glassmakers in Empoli, then ground and engraved using ancient sixteenth-century techniques, with motifs born of the Galgani's inexhaustible imagination or culturally inspired by designs of objects seen and studied in Florentine museums (Uffizi, Galleria Palatina, Museo degli Argenti, etc.). Marcello and Lorenzo Galgani were also Masters in the difficult art of restoration, bringing rare and precious objects back to life. As mentioned the company recently closed and disposed of all its last production, only Marcello's old private museum collection remained, which includes unique and special objects created over time, a collection that the craftsman made available to us for a planned sale. All of the objects were made entirely by hand with old grinding wheels, but there were mainly two tools that allowed the creation of masterpieces: the right hand and the left hand of the master craftsman. Ancient glassmaking techniques were used for all the ground and engraved products: first the object was ground with an emery wheel fed continuously by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then re-polished with a very fine-grained sandstone wheel also fed with water; the engravings were done freehand using as many as 10-15 small stone wheels for each design (flowers, branches, animals, etc. ); then the object was polished and shined; we must make, at this point, an important clarification on these last two operations: towards the end of the 1960s acid crystal polishing was devised, the object was immersed and rotated in a solution of sulfuric acid, fluoridic acid and water and in a short time all the defects left by the previous processes were eliminated, it was a fast, industrial operation that allowed to lower costs considerably, with discrete but not excellent results. But for Galgani's products polishing is done with a cork bark wheel wet with water and pumice, to make the surfaces more transparent. Finally, polishing was achieved with a felt wheel wet with a paste of water, iron oxide, and cerium oxide. This series of processes takes an average of two days of work( sometimes much longer) for each object, each engraving or grinding is the result of the creative inventiveness of the two craftsmen, inventiveness that transforms crystal into a material reality of the highest aesthetic value and inestimable value. All objects in the entire collection have never been used; they were part of the exhibition. Large oval crystal vase...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Crystal

Monofiore Balloton Collection by Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
It looks soft, yet it's glass. The optical illusion signed by Venini is called Ballotona unique technique that recreates the quilted effect with glass. The Monofiori are handcrafted,...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Chinese Vintage Japanese Kutani Style Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage Japanese Kutani style vase from the mid-20th century, with floral and butterfly decor. This captivating Chinese vase, crafted in the style of Japanese Kutani potter...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Glass vase Sakura II by Maarten Vrolijk
Located in 1204, CH
The Sakura glass Art collection uses cherry blossoms as its inspiration.“I am bewitched by spring”, Maarten Vrolijk explains. “Where I grew up in small Dutch town. There was a very special cherry tree in our garden that I felt very connected to in a certain way"". ""I regard my Sakura glass as a canvas where I paint with the various glass pieces like a painter with his paint”. As a child there was something magical about how the black dark branches were converted into something magnificent in the form of cherry blossom that was apparent everywhere. I could not understand how people could keep on working or carry on living in the normal way when this miracle was in progress and nature was wakening again. Children see more clearly. As adults we are so busy fighting for our own egos, for money, success, a bigger house and suchlike that we forget what is important. ” The glass vessels are recognised with their outgrowth of colored glass fragments. The volatility in accomplishing the exceptional thickness of his vases creates a risky balance between strength and delicacy. The thermal stress caused when trying to equalize the interior and exterior temperature of the cooling vessels, is fraught with the threat of breakage. The vessels show show a duality between the crystalline clarity posed against their substantial physical impact. To create each piece, a meticulously patterned bed...
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2010s Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Wabi Sabi Woodland Series Moon Vase Narrow Opening II
Located in Van Nuys, CA
WOODLAND SERIES Moon vase 16x13" inches wide a mix of traditional with organic modern this Large Moon jar shape with texture and many layers of custom glazes. some raw clay, oxi...
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2010s American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Contemporary porcelain Striped Symmetry Fold II vessel by Steven Edwards
Located in 1204, CH
Striped Symmetry Fold II delves further into my systematic approach to making and is a natural evolution of surface decoration observed in my Fold series. Exploring the interplay of ...
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2010s Vases

Materials

Porcelain

1950s by Gilbert Portanier Vallauris France Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Glazed ceramic Excellent condition. "Portanier" signed.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

European studio ceramist. Unique ceramic vase with speckled glaze in brown tones
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European studio ceramist. Unique ceramic vase with speckled glaze in brown tones. Cubist shape with three holes. 1960s/1970s. Perfect condition. Indistinctly marked with a monogram. ...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Mangania Floor Vase in Stoneware by Lillemor Mannerheim, 1950's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Mangania Floor Vase in Stoneware by Lillemor Mannerheim, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Stoneware Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Upsala Ekeby in Sweden Dimen...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Handcrafted Translucid Green Color Glass Vase, Italy, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian green translucid glass vase, with faceted polygonal shape and a matted finish.
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2010s Italian Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

1960s Astonishing Sculpture Vase By Ca Dei Vetrai. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing sculpture vase by Ca dei Vetrai in Murano glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition. Dimension: diameter 6,69 x 10,62 H inches diameter cm 17 x cm 27 H
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Branch Bowl - Olive
Located in Aspen, CO
Branch Bowl An edgy way to bring nature and art into your home, our Branch Bowls combine the natural part of the wood with a branch with a glass body mouth-blown Britain. Each pie...
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2010s European Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Pair of Lobe Shaped Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Butterfly
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji era enamel metal vases. The lobed shaped vases are enameled with polychrome medallion images of dragons and butterflies, floral, foliage, and geometr...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Vases

Materials

Enamel

70s Tall Bohemian Brown Reed Cane Bamboo Handcrafted Tall Cone Shape Floor Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Handcrafted tall boho chic brown pencil reed, cane and bamboo floor vase in cone shape. Great Mid-Century Modern addition for Your Sunroom. Measurements: Top Diameter: 7 inches. Core...
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Late 20th Century American Bohemian Vases

Materials

Bamboo, Reed, Cane

Vase in Ceramic by Carl-Harry Stålhane, 1960's Rörstrand
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Vase in Ceramic by Carl-Harry Stålhane, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Ceramic Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Rörstrand in Sweden Dimensions (W x D x H): 12 ...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Large Floor Vase By Danico From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This large floor vase in Danico ceramics is a remarkable piece from around the 1960s. Vase, with its mix of yellow and greenish colors, exudes a unique and lively aesthetic character...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Louis Dage French Art Deco Stoneware Vase, 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco vase by Louis Dage (Anthony, Paris), France, ca.1930. Stoneware. Superb color combinations of oxblood, black and gold. Black inside. Measures: height: 6.5"(16.5cm), w...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Stratiform 2.1.001, white & metallic grey handblown glass vessel by Liam Reeves
Located in London, GB
'Stratiform 2.1.001' is a unique glass vessel with fine filigree cane detail by the British artist, Liam Reeves. Liam Reeves has been making glass professionally since 1998 when he...
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2010s British Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Massive Mid-Century Modern Sgraffito Ceramic Floor Vase
Located in New York, NY
This monumental ceramic floor vase with still life and abstract carved motifs in the sgraffito technique dates from the mid to late 20th century and is apparently unsigned. In excel...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1921 René Lalique - Vase Ronces Cased Butterscotch Glass with Grey Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Ronces" made in cased butterscotch glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1921. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Exceptional color. height: 23.5 cm Félix Marcilhac, R...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Light Beige Silvy Flower Pot
Located in Milan, IT
The latest collection features Silvy, a series of pots enveloped in Pinetti leather. Crafted from recycled plastic and adorned with recycled leather, i...
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2010s Italian Vases

Materials

Leather

Stoneware Vases, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, 1950-1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A vase designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, the vase is 24.5 cm high and it is in mint condition.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Postmodern Flute Chicago Corrugated Floor Vase Gehry Van Pelt
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Exceptional Postmodern floor vase by Flute Chicago. Soft mauve or pink color. Nice movement in design with fluted Greek influence. Large size. Curbside to NYC/Philly $350
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20th Century American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Large Vase Gustavsberg Sgraffito Josef Ekberg, Sweden, 1922
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Art Deco Sgraffito vase decorated with a floral motif, by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg. Sgraffito is a way of combining two layers into a pattern, the second layer is scraped of and ...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006) and others for Rosenthal. Three porcelain vases
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006) and others for Rosenthal, Germany. Three porcelain vases. One with gold decoration. 1970s/1980s. Marked. Perfect condition. Bird vase: Diameter 10.0 cm x ...
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1970s German Vintage Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Allungato Handblown Murano Glass Vase
Located in Hollywood, FL
The ALLUNGATO vase is made by Massimo Micheluzzi using the process of Iridazione (to make a surface iridescent) that gives the glass a visual pearl-like effect. This chemical process...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Earthenware Hungarian Pottery, circa 1900s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Earthenware Hungarian Pottery, circa 1900s Step back in time and embrace the enchanting rustic elegance of the early 20th century, a treasure from th...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Vases

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

Val Saint Lambert, Sculpted Heavy Crystal Vase , Belgium 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert, sculpted crystal vase with amethyst core, Belgium. Heavy Val Saint Lambert crystal vase catalogued in the 1950s. The central amethyst color (a traditional favorit...
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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Crystal

Graal Fish Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Stunning graal fish vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors...a true form of art with multiples layers of glass. Unbelievable craftsmanship and a tru...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Handcrafted Semi Transparent Grey Color Glass Vase, Italy, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand-blown Italian grey semi-transparent glass vase, with organic shapes and plant motifs.
Category

2010s Italian Vases

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Desimone Hand Painted Art Pottery Vase, Vessel with Handles Circus Horses Italy
Located in Miami, FL
A glazed and colorful Giovanni Desimone hand painted pottery vase or vessel, circa 1969 from Italy. The painting depicts two men on horses riding in a circus arena and people applaud...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vases

Materials

Pottery, Paint

21st Century Borosilcate Glass Vase TOSCA SMALL, Handcrafted, Kanz Architetti
By kanz
Located in Venezia, Veneto
The vases in the Tosca collection embody elegance and craftsmanship with their unique design. Handmade from borosilicate glass, their simple appearance is enhanced by a fluttering ne...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Vases

Materials

Blown Glass, Glass

Modern Murano Glass Vase in Gold-Amber Color signed by Hand, Italy 2015
Located in Salzburg, AT
A straight-lined vase with a matt, amber-colored interior and an exterior covered with an abstract and porous-looking gold glaze. Strands of glass are laid all around it, these stran...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Allungato Handblown Murano Glass Vase, Amber
Located in Hollywood, FL
The ALLUNGATO vase is made by Massimo Micheluzzi using the process of Iridazione (to make a surface iridescent) that gives the glass a visual pearl-like effect. This chemical process...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique and Vintage Vases for Sale

Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic. 

Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.

The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.

Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.

Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.

On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.

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