1880s Vases and Vessels

19th Century Majolica Insects Musicians Cachepot. Bugs and grasshopper with music instrument. H / 7 inches. L / 12.5 by 9 inches.

An incredible and truly monumental 19th century Meissen Porcelain Covered urn emblematic of autumn. This is one of the most incredible and sp...

Unveil the epitome of elegance with This English sheffield silver plate two handled trophy cup decorative vase / urn. This remarkable piece, crafted with meticulous attention to deta...

An unusual antique Baccarat crystal and Dore bronze-mounted oval shaped centrepiece, the removable oval shaped crystal bowl, beautifully hand-cut and engraved with floral and vine de...

Iron Urn, after the Medici Urn in the Uffizi Gallery Iron Urn after the Medici Urn in the Uffizi Gallery collection. Having a gadrooned lip, with a m...

A large Japanese ceramic vase from the end of Meiji period circa 1890-1910s by Kinkozan (1645-1927). One of the largest studio manufacturers of the export ceramics at the time based ...

A stunning and fine pair Doulton Lambeth Impasto daisy painted vases by renowned Faience artist Kate Rogers and dated 1885. The stoneware vases are of tall bulbous shape standing r...

Beautiful handmade Persian Urn/Vase, 1880s.

Nice old decorated salt glaze stoneware jug stamped 1 MILLER & WOODARD STRASBURG VA. There are chips and cracks present, and pictured. "1" gallon capacity mark, cylindrical form with...

Magnificent and rare pair of vases ormolu bronze and porcelain blue cobalt The quality of these vases was made by one of the great bronzie...

19th Century English pink Majolica Strawberries Jardiniere Minton.

Exceptional large antique (19th century) Imari porcelain centerpiece bowl with bronze mounts measuring 18 by 13 1/4 by 10 inches.

Small Palissy trunk vase with a colored snake around the vase attributed to the School of Paris, circa 1880. The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois ...

Our important parcel-gilt and patinated silver and glass-mounted vase and matching oil lamp were designed by Paul Legrand (1840-1910) and crafted by the silversmith, Charles Glachant, for Boucheron of Paris, circa 1878-1880. 21 in tall and 16.5 in wide (53.4 by 41.9 cm). 28.56 lbs, 457 oz, 14,210 g. Provenance: presented to or purchased by Jean-Baptiste Pezon (1827-1897); acquired by a European private collector, perhaps on the death of Jean-Baptiste Pezon in 1897, by descent; acquired by YM Antiques, 2017. This double walled vase has an amphora form, with body and foot with silver, gilt and patinated and stylized flowers, anthemions and sprays of cherries against an etched and matted ground pierced to reveal a gilt inner wall. The upper body is detachable via a slip-lock, and mounted on both sides with arched panels formed of hexagonal beveled glass tiles. One glass panel applied with bacchic infants taunting a rearing goat and the other side with infants feeding grapes to a lioness under a looming bust of a satyr. The patinated and gilt upswung loop bifurcated handles are mounted with fully modeled figures of Pan bearing a syrinx and thyrsus and a draped maenad playing two flutes, both above roaring lion heads, the rim inset with a slip-lock detachable gilt bowl etched with masks of various representations of Bacchus spaced by ribbons and trophies and with scrolling fruiting vines. The base of interior with detachable base metal drip pan to accommodate the removable oil lamp designed to illuminate the glass tiles from within. The lamp is raised on four hoof feet, the upturned ends cast underneath with masks and with detachable cover mounted with two infant satyrs and flanked by gilt loop handles. The bacchic themed design featuring cartouches depicting infants taunting a goat and lion, plus prominent lion masks at the handles, certainly appealed to Boucheron's customer, Jean-Baptiste Pezon (1827-1897), who is believed to have commissioned the piece. Pezon was the celebrated lion tamer and headliner of the Grande Menagerie whose profession brought him great fame and fortune in Paris. Born a shepherd boy in Lozere, he is said to have left his home at the age of seventeen in the company of a wolf he had captured and trained years earlier. He headed to Paris and by the age of twenty-one purchased his first lion who he named Brutus. The animal is said to have inspired the Lion of Belfort, the monumental red standstone sculpture by Frederic Bartholdi erected in Belfort in 1880. Toulouse-Lautrec was among his admirers and friends, visiting Pezon's Great Lozerian Menagerie to sketch animals. A large bronze sculpture of Pezon atop a female lion adorns the Pezon family tomb in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, as seen in our image here. The vase and detachable bowl are marked on the underside with the silversmith's mark of Charles Glachant. The underside and upper rim of the lower body is engraved "Fic Boucheron Paris". The lamp is marked on underside and flange of cover for Glachant. Boucheron archives indicate the vase was inspired by the amphora vases created by the Greek potter, Nikosthenes, 550-510 BC. The Nikosthenic amphora vases are a form of Attic vase recognized for their angular amphora form with broad flat handles. Potted of bright orange-red clay, they were decorated with plant and animal motifs within distinct friezes, with the most significant defining feature being the black figure painting, often highlighted with white accents. In this vase Legrand re-imagines the striking contrast of the black figures against a warm ground through the use of patina and gilding. His inventive use of piercing and double-wall construction create additional levels of texture and depth throughout the body. The same combination of ornamentation was employed in a ewer designed by Legrand in 1880 in the Islamic taste. (See lot 77 of Christie's sale in New York on October 22, 2009.) Edmé Bouchardon (1698-1762), royal sculptor to Louis XV, may have provided Legrand with inspiration for the vase's iconography. The panel featuring bacchic infants taunting a rearing goat is very similar to a bas relief representation of Winter designed by Bouchardon for the Fontaine des Quarte-Saisons on rue de Grenelle, Paris. Bouchardon debuted his plaster model for the bas relief in 1741, and the fountain was completed in 1745. The Boucheron firm, founded by the celebrated jeweler, Frédéric Boucheron...

Monumental 19th Century Majolica ewer with crawfish handle, dragonfly snail, grasshopper, frog and aquatics plants, signed Wilhelm Schiller...

French Majolica Pansies Jardinière, circa 1880.

Very nice set of Bronze Dragon vases. Meiji period . Japan Beautiful warm color and patine . so decorative .

Montjoye, France. Large Art Nouveau vase in mouth-blown art glass. Decorated with flowers in enamel work, gilt. High quality vase. Dated 1880-1900. In very good condition. Measures...

Large French Majolica pink and yellow flowers vase signed Fives Lille, circa 1880. On the top diameter 4.7", on the base 8".

Important porcelain planter and decorative dish attributed to Samson Cie. They are decorated with golden and red friezes of intertwined lotus, fruits and flower cups, fans and...

Rare pair of French Majolica swans vases signed Delphin Massier, circa 1880.

Large French Majolica Iris Vase Massier, circa 1880.

A very beautiful pair of antique emerald green Bohemian glass and crystal lusters, with hand-painted design, Victoria period, circa late-19th century, 1880s, Europe, Czechoslovakia. ...

French heavy cast figural bronze elephant vase after Antoine-Louis Barye, Signed A. Barye, Late 19th Century. Approximately 25lbs in weight.

A rare and authentic Mary Gregory glass vase, crafted in deep cobalt blue and featuring her signature white enamel painting. This charming piece from the "Ice Children" collection sh...

This pair of majolia shelves with vase is beautiful and refined. Characterized by a rich decoration and bright colors of baroque taste typical of Sicilian production in southern Ital...

An Antique 19th Century Japanism French Porcelain Jardinière with Gilt and Silvered-Bronze Tri-Footed Stand. This jardinière is in the Jap...

Pair of 19th Century Victorian Cobalt Vases Minton. Decorated with white flowers.

In 1886, John Northwood, famous glass artist of Stourbridge, UK, (later instrumental in the development of art glass in the US), invented a pull up machine allowing small metal teeth...

Oversize Palissy jardinière inspired by the Renaissance attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880. Fauns heads handles. The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet...

A beautiful set of 2 antique porcelain flower pots, also called 'cahepots'. The flower pots are not marked, this is Vieux Bruxelles porcelain and dates from around 1880-1900. The pot...

Majolica Parakeets Garniture set with 2 vases and a jardinière planter signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880. Model 7122. Measures: Jardinière / Height 6.2", length 11" on 6". Vases / ...

In relief monkeys in a waterfall landscape setting, eating fruit.

19th century French monumental Majolica blue vase with large grapes leaves and fruit stand two large trompe l'oeil rings on the two sides. This vase...

Large French Majolica vase with flowers signed Edouard Gilles, circa 1880. Painted flowers, impressionist period..   

Rare French Majolica pink rose cache pot jardinière Delphin Massier, circa 1880. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an...

Tripod fern Stand of ebonized wood, burl veneer and mahogany in the Napoleon III style, which is the name commonly given to a 19th century style of Renaissance Revival that encompasses a myriad of Revivalist styles including Louis XVI, and Japonism. These are seen in the gilt and bronze putti medallions and gilt bronze Geisha...

Large French Majolica grapes jardinière, circa 1880.

English Victorian Majolica bamboo planter and stand, circa 1880.

Stunning monumental Majolica pink clamshell jardiniere, circa 1880. This yellow and brown footed shell is decorated with coral,seaweeds and yellow...

Elegant 19th century French Majolica pair of vases attributed to Fives Lille. The vases are shaped like walls decorated on the front with kingfishers on branches, on the base mushro...

A 19th century Japanese, Meiji period, bronze planter. Beautiful decorated with dragon handles.

A Highly Important Pair of French Japonisme Ormolu, Patinated Bronze & Cloisonné Vases, by Christofle & Cie. Christofle & Cie is a renowned French silver and metalwork manufacturer f...

An unusual and stunning aesthetic movement Doulton Lambeth Silicon Ware vase decorated with incised and pate-sur-pate thistle designs by r...

Antique Meiji period Japanese porcelain temple jar with intricate hand painted decoration and gilt. The jar in Classic Kutani colors with floral and phoenix birds all over the top an...

Large French Majolica Palissy Fishs Vase signed Saint Honore Circa 1880.

A Highly Important and Very Rare Pair of 19th Century English Mintons Olive Green Ground Pâte-Sur-Pâte Porcelain Covered Moon-Flask Form Vases, Signed by Louis Solon. These Mintons p...

Elevate your décor with this stunning antique Samson enameled jardiniere, complete with a brass insert. These elegant cachepots are a beautiful blend of...

Elevate the ambiance of your living space with these remarkable 19th century French hand- painted porcelain pieces, meticulously decorated with intricate country scene motifs. Each b...

A large Majolica triple bamboo vase decorated with four birds attributed to Delphin Massier, circa 1880.

A magnificent collaboration between renowned glassmakers Ernest-Baptiste Leveillé and François-Eugène Rousseau, this exquisite pot-pourri urn is a testament to the Japonism period st...

Fine French Majolica pink rose vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1880. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and painti...

A lovely pair of antique porcelain Vieux Paris vases. Hand painted with portraits of a boy and a girl and gold colored accents. The vases are in good condition. No chips and no hairl...

Beautiful pair of blue-tinted crystal “rouleau” vases decorated with Japanese-style enameled decoration representing a gilded full moon reflecting a tree with flowering branches, sur...

A stunning Arts & Crafts three handled hourglass shaped vase attributed to Linthorpe and in the manner of Christopher Dresser (British, 1834 – 1904) dating from around 1880. The vase...

A Very Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase with Scalloped Top. The body of the vase is complete with two main cartouches and two smaller cartouches which flank the vase...

Arts & Crafts Vintage Copper Kettle A fabulous vintage Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau copper kettle, the kettle has a black ceramic handle with a beautiful shape and a classic design mon...

Palissy pair of small handled vases decorated with mistletoe, circa 1880. The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois Maurice, Thomas Sergent, Georges pull...

Rich green blown crystal vases featuring 24 karat gold decoration throughout with the central portion having a Greek key design. This pair dates to the last half of the 19th century ...

Rare and large Palissy Majolica vase, France, circa 1880. Made on a circular base, the baluster vase with a marbled brown bottom rests. The neck and foot feature motifs inspired by ...