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What is the difference between a vase and an amphora?
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The difference between a vase and an amphora comes down to specificity. An amphora is a vessel that features arched handles positioned on either side of its neck. A vase is any decorative container that can be used to hold a flower arrangement. Amphoras can be used as vases, but not all vases are amphoras. Explore an assortment of vases and vessels on 1stDibs.
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Richard LE CORRONE at CIBOURE Large Stoneware Vase, Early 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Stoneware Vase by Richard Le Corrone, Ciboure Pottery, France, Early 1950s.
Striking large stoneware vase by Richard Le Corrone, produced at the renowned Ciboure pottery on th...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Danish Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s
By Holmegaard
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1960s
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Heidi Fournier Cream Floral Ceramic Vase, 2000s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Contemporary Heidi Fournier vase with hand-painted floral decorations on shiny cream colored base.
Signed by the artist.
Denmark, 2010s.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$549 Sale Price
20% Off
Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Little Flower-shaped Pewter Vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s.
* Flower-shaped pewter vase on foot
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Manufacturer: Just Andersen
* Style: 1107
* ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pewter
Scandinavian modern vintage blue vases by Michael Andersen, Bornholm, Denmark.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A refined collection of four vintage ceramic vases by Michael Andersen
Son, Bornholm, Denmark. Executed in heavy stoneware, each vase is finished in a richly layered blue glaze...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$587 / set
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David Eldreth Stoneware Crock Vessel Cobalt Blue Bird, Folk Art Pottery
Located in East Quogue, NY
Charming blue and gray vintage studio pottery crock made by noted American folk potter David Eldreth in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, dated 1996. This wheel-thrown stoneware vessel features a classic salt-glazed exterior and a hand-decorated cobalt blue...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Jars
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware


