North American Vases and Vessels

Experience the exquisite artistry of the new 2025 Spring- Awakening  Bloom Series at The Shine Studios, where each piece evokes the feeling of winter snow melting and the beauty of S...

A wonderful work by famed American/ California potter/ artist Ken Price. This an earlier work done while he was at USC in 1956. Signed and noted "USC 1956" on the underside of ...

One of a kind, these statement pieces are unique in design and execution. Meticulously hand built in Brooklyn, each slab of clay is cut with precision dried over time to maintain...

Waylande Gregory Coral Flamingo Centerpiece and Planter, Cowan Pottery, Ohio, USA, 1928-1931. Marked "COWAN" under flamingo. Waylande Desantis Gregory (1905 Baxter Springs, Kansas – 1971, New Jersey) was one of the most innovative and prolific American art-deco ceramics sculptors of the early 20th century. His groundbreaking techniques enabled him to create monumental ceramic sculpture, such as the Fountain of the Atoms and Light Dispelling Darkness, which had hitherto not been possible. He also developed revolutionary glazing and processing methods, and was a seminal figure in the studio glass movement. The Cowan Pottery Studio was founded by R. Guy Cowan in Lakewood, Ohio, United States in 1912. It moved to Rocky River, Ohio in 1920, and operated until 1931, when the financial stress of the Great Depression resulted in its bankruptcy. Cowan Pottery produced both artistic and commercial work in a variety of styles influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Deco, Chinese ceramics, and modern sculpture. During its two decades of operation, a number of well-known Cleveland School artists worked with Cowan at the studio: Elizabeth Anderson, Arthur Eugene Baggs, Alexander Blazys, Paul Bogatay, Edris Eckhardt, Waylande Gregory, A. Drexler Jacobson, among many others. With the exception of Guy Cowan, himself, Waylande Gregory designed more pieces for the pottery than anyone else. Gregory joined R. Guy Cowan in Rocky River, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, in 1928, where he became the leading sculptor of the Cowan Pottery studio. Unlike his contemporaries at Cowan Pottery, who were primarily influenced by Viennese modern...

A large brown and beige hand-painted floor vase, designed and produced in the US, c. 1970s.

The sculptural Art Deco bud vase has graphic double looped handles that are draped around in continuation on the body of the vase. The vase is decorated in striking Victoria glaze. The Victoria glaze is a white glaze that has been spattered over a matte color; this particular vase has cranberry red base color. According to veritable printed and online sources on vintage American art pottery...

Enhance your space with this pair of vintage boho terra cotta over fiberglass planters. Combining the rustic charm of terra cotta with the lightweight durability of fiberglass, these...

A fine Modernist flower vase. In sterling silver. By the Gorham Manufacturing Company. From the East Wind series. With a globular or spherical body with a fluted opening and tape...

A unique design by Avedis Baghsarian, this rare set of interlocking vases/candle holders/art objects includes five containers of different shapes and sizes that interlock into multip...

Circa 1980s Van Briggle Grecian urn with turquoise ming glaze signed by the potter Dorothy Ruff (D.R.) The urn has a high shoulder with loop handles, figure...

Sculptural Art Deco style vase was hand blown in clear glass enclosed in the amethyst glass base. The piece is signed by the artist on both sides of the vase near the bottom with "Michael Shearer 1985". The vase is in good vintage condition; please note a small air bubble inside the clear portion of the glass, that is not a flaw, but a part of hand-blown glass process, and it does not detract from overall beauty and quality of the piece. Amethyst glass part of the vase glows in UV light. Michael Shearer (1946-2021) was an established glass artist who studied art in Costa Mesa College and opened his first studio in Hermosa Beach, California, in 1976; in 1983 he moved the studio to Laguna Niguel...

This Tiffany Studios New York centerpiece, features deep-blue green iridescent Favrile glass, decorated with a iridescent green leaf and vine decoration. The charming piece features ...

Purple Blenko sculptural Paper Bag blown art glass vase, vessel, geometric shape made in America 1980. The sculptural purple transparent glass body looks...

Old thin steel buckets, 7 gallon ZEP, 5 gallon Ready Joint Compound. Fairly clean interiors and exteriors, colorful and bright, great authentic garage decor or receptacles.

A very nice MCM brutalist studio pottery stoneware vase, circa 1970s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 2"W x 2"D x 9.5"H. Signed on th...

Robert Maxwell & David Cressey Storage Jar for Earthgender. Studio executed in hand thrown and designed textured earthenware with matching glazed lid, ideal as both a storage solutio...

A very nice American MCM signed rosewood bud vase, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.5"Dx 9.5"H. Beautiful grain and patina on this vase! #4279

Dive into the extraordinary with this captivating pair of vintage cast bronze octopus vases. A true testament to masterful craftsmanship, each vase is scu...

Impressive scale Royal Haeger vase in textured spatterware finish. This example is in excellent original condition, free of chips, cracks, damage or ...

Incredible tulip based vintage planter . This piece is sculptural and epic. A tulip style base holds a planter base that is sculpturally created of wood rods. The end result is a ...

Vintage art glass bud vase was hand blown with multi-layered abstract pattern of green and orange murine glass inclusions on the blue glass background. The colored glass core is enc...

Original 1950s Pink & Black California Pottery Indoor Planter Set with a modernist Googie design. Each planter is crafted from beautiful pink pottery with a unique flared silhouette ...

Antique American Art Deco Rookwood pottery vase, 1934. The vase of ovoid form with a cream matt glaze and a blue interior rim, finely decorated with an embossed design of two leaping...

Beautiful antique blue opaline glass vase with gold decor, circa 1930s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks ...

Infuse your space with timeless elegance using this vintage Regency-style cache pot featuring a beautifully intricate blue and white trellis design. The pierced latticework detailing...

Unique American studio glazed pottery jug with dual handles and spout, early 20th century. Beautifully formed vessel having an ovoid shaped body and softly angled mouth with spout fl...

Bulbous vase by Polia Pillin of Southern California in a vibrant red glaze an unusual piece as its absent of her ornate imagery, she worked with her husband William out of their home...

Beautiful and unique antique pastel blue colored decorative tray/dish. The art deco shell-like pattern makes this piece a centerpiece in itself. Great condition. Great addition to yo...

Brass bud vase III by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 5 x W 5 x H 10 cm Materials: dull tarnished brass Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vase...

The Mercury Series is comprised of blown glass vessels with a mirrored interior. Meant to mimic the different stages of a drop of mercury separating, the set of handmade vessels is c...

Found in the US, this circa 1990 tall art glass vase has a wide, flared neck and blue green splatter pattern with accents of metallic gold. No fla...

Architectural Pottery cylindrical planter. The CR16-15 planter has a stoneware exterior and interior with a smaller cylindrical base. Five planters available, priced individually. D...

Stunning large Tony Evans Raku pottery / vase / vessel signed and numbered "Evans 165". This is an absolutely beautiful piece made by the renowned ceramicist Tony Evans (1942-2009)...

Monumental Amphora style vase with a stunning Jade green glaze finish. The vase came from a prestigious Indian Wells estate with interior completely designed by Steve Chase.

This stylish & artistic Tiffany Studios, New York bud vase is beautifully designed in brilliant iridescent favrile art glass. The vase has a sturdy round base, from which a tall slen...

A mid-century acid-etched bamboo botanical motif glass block vase with a monkey pod wood base in the style of Dorothy Thorpe features a distinctive square shape with a clean-cut top ...

Collection of green Roseville Pinecone pottery. Fifteen pieces to include: Vase 748-6, Bowl 278-4, Vase 745-7, 9" vase, 10" vase, Vase 842-8...

Lovely and unique figural item consisting of a Kate Greenway influenced Dickens' style figural character which is attached to a small circular tea caddie or jam container that was me...

Art glass vase by Tom Philabaum from his "Handbuilt" series, circa 1987. Tom Philabaum received a B.A. in Art and Education from Southern Illinois University in 1969, and then joined the innovative Glass Program at the University of Wisconsin studying under Harvey Littleton. He completed a Master’s degree in 1973 before moving to Tucson, where he built his own glass-blowing studio, and earned an M.F.A. in ceramics from the University of Arizona. He has been a working artist since that time, as well as starting Philabaum Glass Gallery in 1982, where he has curated exhibitions ever since. Handbuilt Series 1987 – 2007 This series was born out of Tom’s long...

Wonderful silverplated Los Castillos cup/mug with an inlayed malachite and turquoise eon the handle. This wonderful cup dates from the 1950's and was made in Taxco, Mexico. Signed on...

Rare Black & clear mouth blown glass vase with decorative faces on sides, excellent condition no chips or cracks with the pontille mark on the bottom in the style of Blenko,

New at Shine Studios for Fall 2025.. a step back to brush stroke vessels from 2020.. this is the Artifact Series of hand-sculpted vases. Each piece, crafted in our Los Angeles studi...

Large studio glazed ceramic vase by Hammer. Signed Hammer on the underside.

Sculptural Organic Modern vase features rounded, elongated form, decorated with thin layer of gold foil fused over cobalt blue glass. The abstract, graphic pattern is swirling around...

A unique and striking example of the work of Pat and Covey Stewart in Laguna Beach, California, this vase depicts a group of three nude male figures bathing along the rocky coast, fr...

Vintage French ovoid clear glass perfume bottle (METAMORPHOSE by JEAN LAPORTE) with frosted opalescent butterfly-shaped stopper

A beautiful Arts & Crafts period bronze round container with lid By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5.25"W x 5.25"D x 7.25"H. Good original vintage condit...

An impressive early 20th Century American iridescent glass vase of slender form with green hearts shining through an attractive golden iridescence, signed L C Tiffany Favrile and numbered to base. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 23 cm Condition: Very Good Condition Circa: 1905 Materials: Iridescent Coloured Glass SKU: 6667 ABOUT Louis Comfort Tiffany Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists, which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewellery, enamels and metalwork. Early Life He was born in New York City, New York, the son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany and Company; and Harriet Olivia Avery Young. He attended school at Pennsylvania Military Academy in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Eagleswood Military Academy in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. His first artistic training was as a painter, studying under George Inness in Eagleswood, New Jersey and Samuel Colman in Irvington, New York. He also studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1866-67 and with salon painter Leon-Adolphe-Auguste Belly in 1868-69. Belly’s landscape paintings had a great influence on Tiffany. Career Louis started out as a painter, but became interested in glassmaking from about 1875 and worked at several glasshouses in Brooklyn between then and 1878. In 1879, he joined with Candace Wheeler, Samuel Colman and Lockwood de Forest to form Louis Comfort Tiffany and Associated American Artists. The business was short-lived, lasting only four years. The group made designs for wallpaper, furniture, and textiles. He later opened his own glass factory in Corona, New York, determined to provide designs that improved the quality of contemporary glass. Tiffany’s leadership and talent, as well as his father’s money and connections, led this business to thrive. In 1881 Tiffany did the interior design of the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut, which still remains, but the new firm’s most notable work came in 1882 when President Chester Alan Arthur refused to move into the White House until it had been redecorated. He commissioned Tiffany, who had begun to make a name for himself in New York society for the firm’s interior design work, to redo the state rooms, which Arthur found charmless. He worked on the East Room, the Blue Room, the Red Room, the State Dining Room and the Entrance Hall, refurnishing, repainting in decorative patterns, installing newly designed mantelpieces, changing to wallpaper with dense patterns and, of course, adding Tiffany glass to gaslight fixtures, windows and adding an opalescent floor-to-ceiling glass screen in the Entrance Hall. The Tiffany screen and other Victorian additions were all removed in the Roosevelt renovations of 1902, which restored the White House interiors to Federal style in keeping with its architecture. A desire to concentrate on art in glass led to the breakup of the firm in 1885 when Tiffany chose to establish his own glassmaking firm that same year. The first Tiffany Glass Company was incorporated December 1, 1885 and in 1902 became known as the Tiffany Studios. In the beginning of his career, he used cheap jelly jars and bottles because they had the mineral impurities that finer glass lacked. When he was unable to convince fine glassmakers to leave the impurities in, he began making his own glass. Tiffany used opalescent glass in a variety of colors and textures to create a unique style of stained glass. He developed the “copper foil” technique, which, by edging each piece of cut glass in copper foil and soldering the whole together to create his windows and lamps, made possible a level of detail previously unknown. This can be contrasted with the method of painting in enamels or glass paint on colorless glass, and then setting the glass pieces in lead channels, that had been the dominant method of creating stained glass for hundreds of years in Europe. (The First Presbyterian Church building of 1905 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is unique in that it uses Tiffany windows that partially make use of painted glass.) Use of the colored glass itself to create stained glass pictures was motivated by the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement and its leader William Morris in England. Fellow artists and glassmakers Oliver Kimberly and Frank Duffner, founders of the Duffner and Kimberly Company and John La Farge were Tiffany’s chief competitors in this new American style of stained glass. Tiffany, Duffner and Kimberly, along with La Farge, had learned their craft at the same glasshouses in Brooklyn in the late 1870s. In 1889 at the Paris Exposition, he is said to have been “Overwhelmed” by the glass work of Émile Gallé, French Art Nouveau artisan. He also met artist Alphonse Mucha. In 1893, Tiffany built a new factory called the Stourbridge Glass Company, later called Tiffany Glass Furnaces, which was located in Corona, Queens, New York, hiring the Englishman Arthur J. Nash to oversee it. In 1893, his company also introduced the term Favrilein conjunction with his first production of blown glass at his new glass factory. Some early examples of his lamps were exhibited in the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. At the Exposition Universelle (1900) in Paris, he won a gold medal with his stained glass windows The Four Seasons He trademarked Favrile (from the old French word for handmade) on November 13, 1894. He later used this word to apply to all of his glass, enamel and pottery. His first commercially produced lamps date from around 1895. Much of his company’s production was in making stained glass windows and Tiffany lamps, but his company designed a complete range of interior decorations. At its peak, his factory employed more than 300 artisans. Recent scholarship led by Rutgers professor Martin Eidelberg suggests that a team of talented single women designers – sometimes referred to as the “Tiffany Girls” – led by Clara Driscoll played a big role in designing many of the floral patterns on the famous Tiffany...

Jean Hastings Clothed Figurative Art Studio Glazed Ceramic Sculpture. Vase. Featuring hand constructed figurative form elements from potters wheel with separate hand built and applie...

In-Stock. Ships in 1-3 days. Pair of Kawa Vase 19 & 20 Made by casting liquid clay into sewn leather molds, all pieces in the Kawa Series are one-of-a-kind. 4" dia. x 11" h 6" di...

Beautiful glaze on this elegant ceramic vase, we can't figure out the artist well-done piece in excellent condition circa 1960's.

Abstract expressionist glazed red stoneware lidded urn created by Edna Arnow of Chicago, Illinois, circa 1950s. Piece measures 10.5" tall by 6.5" diameter and is signed Arnow on reve...

A pair of extremely hard to find La Gardo Tackett Sea Bird Cruets. So playful and sculptural, iconic California design! Lg W 4 x D 3 x H 11 3/4 in. Sm ...

The Branded series is a set of modern design objects which each feature a hand impressed brand that highlights these wholly handmade vessels. For color, each piece features a transpa...

Beautiful hand thrown vase in classic amphora shape has narrow base and opening, contrasting with the wide body. The opening rim and curvature of the upper portion of the body are s...

A really cool hand painted ceramic vase with Picasso like horse painting, circa 1970s. This piece is in good vintage condition and measures approcimately 7"W x 5.5"D x 10.25"H. It i...

Organic modern single stem vase was hand thrown in acorn shape with highly textured top part and the neck. The textured part is decorated with semi-matte ...

Produced in the 40s by McCoy Pottery, this set of two ceramic vases serves as both classic decorative art and functional pieces for any home. Adorn any shelf or table with a solitary...

The Pair, early 20th Century, with deep green color Onyx having natural cream and brown inclusions with finely chased and detailed gilt bronze handles, lid with pine cone finial and ...

The Branded series is a set of modern design objects which each feature a hand impressed brand that highlights these wholly handmade vessels. For color, each piece features a transpa...