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Period: Early 1900s
"Roman and Greek Myths", Fabulous Gilded Bronze Urn with Male Nudes, Levillain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Teeming with male nudes and mythological scenes illustrating stories such as Diogenes' search for an honest man, and Romulus and Remus' role in the birth of Rome, this rare bronze urn was sculpted by Ferdinand Levillain, France's master of bas relief at the turn of the last century. Levillain was famous for his low reliefs in medallic work and finely-detailed bronze objects, and was greatly admired in his day for giving a modern interpretation to Greek and Roman subjects. This stunning gilded bronze urn...
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French Belle Époque Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Josef Ekberg Ceramic Vase
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a handmade, 1 off Sgraffito vase made by the Swedish ceramic artist Josef Ekberg in 1901. He was one of Sweden's top ceramic artist at the time. He started working at the Gus...
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Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Iridescent Glass Vase Attributed to Loetz
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Iridescent glass vase attributed to Loetz origin Austria, circa 1900 perfect condition oily motif.
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Austrian Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Vase with Exotic Fish by Eduard Stellmacher for RStK Amphora
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #4598. Hard Earthenware. Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The ...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Art Noveau Bronze vase by Gerda Backlund, Sweden, ca 1900
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Art Noveau vase in patinated bronze, designed by Gerda Backlund. Slender, curvesome form with relief decor of grasses draping around the base, unfolding ferns around the to...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Cranston Pottery Art Nouveau Lustre Glazed Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Rare and probably unique Art Nouveau lustre glazed art pottery vase by Cranston Pottery and made around 1900. Probably an exhibition piece this lightl...
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English Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Pair of Lignum Vitae Vases, circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of lignum vitae vases from England circa 1900. They are gracefully hand turned and have a wonderful shape. The turned rims give way to shaped collars and bulbous bases, supporte...
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English Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Amphora Vase in the Shape of Geometric Cone by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Silver Mounting, Nancy, France 1904
Located in Vienna, AT
Bulbous shoulder vase on a flush stand, short neck piece of colourless glass with white powder meltings, overlay in blue-violet and green, meadow flower decoration etched in various stages, matt etched inside and outside, Cameo signature 'Gallé' with star on the wall between the plants.. Mounted with later silver mouth in a smooth, slightly flared design, decorated on the outside with two sculptural branch and cone bundles. Silver mount hallmarked 'Minerve casquée' for 950 silver, France, and master's mark. Hand-made Cameo Glass: Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; at the end of the 19th century, Émile Gallé further developed this glass art, created Art Nouveau designs and employed a large factory in Nancy...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Vase ( Poppies Flowers) , Sign: Muller Fres Luneville, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Muller Freres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family wh...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Loetz Art Nouveau Vase New-Red Cytisus Silver Mount, Austria-Hungary, circa 1902
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase in the form of a blown, baluster-shaped body with a flared rim. Silver mounting in the form of chased flowers, enclosing the body of the vase l...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Antique Vintage Victorian Ceramic Apothecary Medicine Shop Display Jar Bottle
Located in Sale, GB
- A beautiful blue and white Victorian apothecary jar, circa 1900. - Excellent glass and gilt lettered plaque to the front with original lid. ...
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British Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Pair Louis XVI Style Chinese-Export Ormolu Mounted Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Louis XVI style chinoiserie gilt-bronze mounted Chinese export famille rose porcelain vases. The ovoid hand painted porcelain body with dual scenes of a sword presenta...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Large Aesthetic Porcelain Vase with Floral and Bird Decorations
Located in New York, NY
A large and unusual Aesthetic Movement porcelain vase with hand-painted floral and bird decorations. Stock number: PP31.
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French Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Dragonfly Fairy Art Nouveau Plaque by Delphin Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The older brother of Clément Massier, Delphin Honoré Massier had inherited his share of the family ceramics business upon the death of their father Jacques in 1871, establishing the ...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Vase With Coralbell Decor, France, circa 1900
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase with a round base formed by constriction in the lower section, the wall widened above and flattened on four sides, with a slightly indented, wavy rim, colourless glass with colo...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Continental 19th-20th Century Porcelain Cachepot Planter Vases Wine Coolers Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large pair of continental 19th-20th century porcelain cachepot vases, Planters or Wine Coolers, each decorated with mountain and lakefront scenes with horse drawn carriages and a p...
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European Neoclassical Revival Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental Art Nouveau Ribbed Vase by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Pink Iridescent Art Nouveau Glass Vase in the Style of Loetz
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elaborate and beautifully designed Art Nouveau vase in the style of Loetz. The glass has a charming iridescent effect, which is particularly accentuated by the deliberate hollows on ...
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European Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Pair Massive Art Nouveau Frederique Goldscheider Vases with Sirens or Mermaids
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Very rare pair of massive matching Art Nouveau terra cotta vases by Friedrich Goldscheider of Vienna, featuring sensual Siren or Mermaid figures emerging from rippled waters C. 1900....
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Austrian Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Daum Nancy "Fleurs et Abeilles" Enameled and Etched Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
This French Art Nouveau enameled and etched "Fleurs et Abeilles" glass vase by Daum Nancy features an unusual and wildly undulating form that is countered neatly by the tightly executed landscape that decorates its organic curves, bulges, dips and valleys. Climbing from a deeply, darkly colored base upward to the bright, nearly translucent bright yellow rim of the vase are a field of ultra-finely rendered red orchid blooms with framing leaves...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Vase, Sign: Muller Fres Luneville, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Muller Fres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family who ...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Large Loetz Glass Vase, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Applied snake wrapping around the vase.
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Austrian Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Iridescent Art Nouveau Golden Bees Vase by Delphin Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Josef Ekberg Ceramic Vase
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Hand made, 1 off Sgraffito vase made by the Swedish ceramic artist Josef Ekberg in 1907. he was one of Sweden's Top Ceramic artist at the time. He started working at the Gu...
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Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Meiji Japanese Bronze Jardinière Japanese People on a Boat, Genryusai Seiya Zo
Located in New York, NY
A masterpiece, rare, 19th Century Japanese bronze Jardinière/centerpiece of a group of Japanese travelers on a boat, signed on the bottom, Genryusai Seiya...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Conch Shell Glass Vase Iridescent Handmade Loetz Austria Jugendstil, circa, 1900
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Conch shell glass vase handmade by Johann Loetz Witwe Austria/Bohemia Jugendstil circa 1902 "Candia Papillon" Decoration. The extravagant Candia Papillon decor lends a special brilliance to the shell shape of this collectible. The iridescent quality of this decoration not only encompasses the outside of the intricately applied silver crumbled dots, but extends into the interior of the glass shell. A characteristic of this scroll vase...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Monumental Austrian Fritz Heckert Changeant Trumpet Vase, circa 1900.
Located in Dallas, TX
Art Nouveau green and silver irredescent art glass trumpet vase from Austria, circa 1900. Mottled striated and swirled oil spot design with irredescent blue and purple favrille desig...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Pair of Antique Baccarat White Opalescent Crystal Gilt Snake Vases w/ Insects
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Signed Baccarat White Opalescent Crystal Vases with Gilt Snakes and enameled painted Insects. Each vase is designed in the form of hollowed tree trunks with a...
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French Louis XVI Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal

Arts Crafts Pewter Vase By Archibald Knox For Liberty Co
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts stylised pewter vase Designed by Archibald Knox Stamped Liberty & Co No 0927 Circa 1903 Height 29cm. Diameter 17cm
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English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pewter

Loetz Papillon Glass And Van Houten Pewter Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Loetz Mixed Cobalt, Green and Red Papillon Glass Vase. A rare mixed color Iridescent papillon Art Nouveau art glass vase mounted with a scrolled pewter mount in wonderful condition ready to join as the crown of your collection. Rubin (Ruby) Papillon Decor Czech Republic Circa 1900 Pewter mount with impressed stamp marks "1670" and crow and lion in shield marks for the Van Houten Manufacturing Co. Height: 10.5 Inches X 5 Inch diameter Condition: Excellent in original condition commensurate of age and use. The Loetz glassworks existed in Klostermuhle, Austria, for just over a hundred years, starting from 1840. But its heyday was during the life-time of Max Ritter Von Spaun, grandson of the original Johann Loetz who had founded the company. Von Spaun took over the company in 1879 and ran it until 1908, a year before his death. He was assisted by Eduard Prochaska, his technical specialist, and together they invented, designed and produced a whole series of wonderful new types of glass, taking out several patents and winning awards at all the major world exhibitions during the 1890's and the first years of the new century. The Loetz company were amongst the leaders in Art Nouveau design and expecially in irridescent art glass. "Papillon" glass, like the vase on the left, is sometimes known today as "oil spot" glass. Another favourite Loetz colouring was irridized glass with pulled trails called "Phenomenon" glass. There were irridized vases with ribbons of metallic colours winding over the surface, and many spectacular designs with applied trails of beautiful colours, or simply pulled out of the body of the glass to form handles or decoration. About 1900 the company started collaborating with outside designers, and some great artists designed pieces for Lotz, notably Joseph Hofmann, Koloman Moser, Maria Kirchner, and Hofstatter. In 1908 Loetz was taken over by Max Von Spaun's son, also called Max, and although it struggled financially (going through bankruptcy in 1911 and again in 1931) there were several great designers whose work was produced by Loetz during those years and through the art deco period. These included Adolf Beckert...
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Czech Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pewter

Amphora Art Nouveau Vase w/Stylized Trees by Paul Dachsel for Kunstkeramik
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #1049. Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an opt...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Antique Murano Glass Pharmacy / Apothecary Canister with Elaborate Handpainting
Located in Toronto, ON
This beautiful large antique Italian Murano glass pharmacy/apothecary canister is a stunning example of Murano’s renowned craftsmanship. The white Murano glass serves as a refined ba...
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Italian Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Pair of Edwardian sterling silver vases made by Mappin Webb in 1901
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1901 by Mappin & Webb, this handsome pair of Antique, Edwardian, Sterling Silver Vases, are plain in design, and of larger than usual size. Each vase measures...
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English Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Cameo Vase Sorbier Des Oiseaux , Daum Nancy, France, Ca. 1900/1905
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Baluster-shaped vase with a small, bulbous, shouldered body on a flush base, long, conically widening neck with a flared, beaded rim, colorless glass with flaky yellow, greenish, rus...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Baccarat, Pair Of Red Baluster Vases, Golden Decor, 1880
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, a magnificent pair of small opaline Baluster Vases Cross by Lorraine Baccarato,  gold decoration, very beautiful pieces. Napoleon III period 19th century. With...
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French Napoleon III Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Large Italian Alabaster Vase on Stand
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive vase was carved in Italy in circa 1900 from a veined grey alabaster. The vase is shaped like stylised loutrophoros-amphora vessel with an ovoid body and elo...
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Italian Rococo Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Alabaster

Loetz Art Nouveau Egg-Shaped Vase, Execution 33, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, 1907
Located in Vienna, AT
Model-blown egg-shaped body made of marbled glass with irregularly elongated tips, three pairs of melted branches 'Asteln' made of green glass with orange-opal beads starting from th...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Glass

French Vase, Sign: Muller Freres Luneville, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Muller Freres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family wh...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Iridescent Iris Art Nouveau Cachepot by Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

1900s Two Karen Hagen Hand-Crafted Danish Art Nouveau Vases by P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Knebel, DK
1909 Two Karen Hagen Hand-Crafted Danish Art Nouveau Vases by P. Ipsens Enke The hand-crafted art nouveau vases feature art nuveau pattern with 4 handles as integrated part of the d...
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Danish Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Sweet Pea Decor, Émile Gallé, Nancy, France, 1903/04
Located in Vienna, AT
Flush foot, raised, widening body with a shoulder-shaped narrowing at the top, with a short, wide neck and flared, rounded mouth rim. Burgundy red overlay on the outside, etched leaf...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Footed Vase w/Curving Handles by RStK Amphora
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #3791 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware, Glass

Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Three-Handled Vase by RStK Amphora with Gilding
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #3356 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware, Glass

Tiffany Tall Victorian Classical Sterling Silver Vase
Located in New York, NY
Tall Victorian Classical sterling silver vase. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Lobed baluster with inset neck and flared rim; domed foot. Acid-etched fluid and symmetrical leafing...
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American Victorian Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Cobalt Blue Vase with Pewter Overlay Aesthetic cobalt blue glass
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Nouveau Cobalt Blue Vase with Pewter Overlay Aesthetic cobalt blue glass vase overlayed with pewter in a floral design. This is an excellent early 20th Century piece from Fran...
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Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Pair Green Cast iron Urns, France Early 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
These green-painted cast iron urns are a beautiful example of French design. These early 20th Century urns have a timeless quality that makes them a perfect addition to any garden or...
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French Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Iron

14 LARGE ORIGINAL ANTiQUE ITALIAN APOTHECARY HABERDASHERY CHEMIST CERAMIC JARS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite suite of 14 extra large Antique Italian Circa 1900-1910 Apothecary Haberdashery ceramic Chemist jars each one signed to the base BC Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price What a find! You will never see another complete suite of 14 of these jars, they often come up in ones and twos but never a complete set These pots absolutely define a space, my plan was to have a large welsh dresser...
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Italian Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Gilded Art Nouveau "Web-Footed Sea Monster" Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #4619 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Twist Vase by RStK Amphora w/Gilding and Glass Cabachons
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Model #3367 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware, Glass

Figural Art Nouveau Vase, Signed "J. Garnier", Étain circa 1900, "En détresse"
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful Art Nouveau vase by the artist Jean Garnier (born in Monzeuil 1853-1910). This art work is called "En détresse", translated as " In need". Depicted are two nudes or so cal...
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French Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Pewter

Antique Edwardian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Vases
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Edwardian sterling silver Art Nouveau vases; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. These exceptional antique Edwar...
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English Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Sterling Silver

Austrian Jugendstil Glass Vase Yellow Iridescent circa 1903 Loetz
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil glass vase lemon yellow circa 1903 Johann Loetz Witwe decor Phenomen Genre 3/430 Zitronengelb Our vase bears the decor called Phenomen Genre 3/430, which was des...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Antique Victorian Spelter Marble Figural Mermaid Centerpiece Bowl Vase Epergne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Spelter & Marble Figural Mermaid Centerpiece Bowl Vase Epergne. Item features ornate detailed mermaids figures, black marble plinth, pinkish purple vase insert, sub...
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Victorian Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Spelter

ca. 1906 " Old Norway " antique Porsgrund Porcelain Nordic Pokal
Located in Skien, NO
Rare Museum-Quality Pokal with "Nordic" Pattern – over 100 years old! This exceptional Norwegian Heritage antique pokal, dating from the early 1900s, features a hand-painted overgla...
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Norwegian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

A Large Terracotta Olive Jar From France
Located in New York, NY
A large terracotta olive jar with a lovely worn, painted finish. Because of its grand scale, the piece is really more of a decorative piece that can fill a corner or add architectur...
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French Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Terracotta

Franz Xavier Bergmann, Sculptural Bud Vase, Vienna Bronze, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions Height: 7.25 inches Width: 5.25 inches Depth: 4.5 inches. Markings Fully marked on the bottom with a "B" in an urn-shaped cartouche (for “Bergmann”), and “GESHUTZED” (German: “PROTECTED). ABOUT What distinguishes this unique bud vase from others is a perfect synthesis of a utilitarian object and a Fine sculpture. It is not only the amazing subtlety and taste of the author’s artist skills, but an extraordinary design and an absolutely outstanding original plot. Designed for a single flower only, it is nonetheless a very complex and multifaceted composition filled with warm humor and fantasy. Sitting on a vessel shaped as a gourd, clasping its goat legs with hooves and holding on to the neck with one hand in order not to fall of it; a playful and mischievous faun holds by the tail a fleeing lizard with the other hand. FRANZ XAVIER BERGMANN (Austrian, 1861–1936) was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronze oriental, erotic and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objects d'art. Cold painted bronze refers to pieces cast in Vienna and then decorated in several layers with so-called dust paint; the expertise for the mix of this kind of paint has been lost. The color was not fired hence "cold painted". Mainly women working...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Large Round Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Vase with Seascape Decor, France 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase in the shape of a drum on an oval, short base, slightly tapering towards the top in depth, at the top as an opening an arcuate cutout with a slight beaded edge. Colorless glass ...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

French Black Decorated Cloisonné Vase
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful decorated French cloisonné vase belonging to the 1900s, of fine French manufacture. The vase has a smaller but round base bordered in gold. The vase then widens to take a...
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French Mid-Century Modern Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Daum Nancy "Nénuphars" Cameo Glass Vase
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
The highly complex composition in this "Nénuphars," or "Water Lilies," cameo glass vase, by Daum Nancy, features the titular flower in various stages of bloom, as well as in various ...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

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