Rookwood hexagonal ceramic vase in a blue matte glaze, 1930

Tapered bulb form vase finished in a medium green drip vellum glaze over a shallow impressed design on the lower half of the vase. The vase has a 2-1/2" diameter opening. The Rookwoo...

Hexagonal panel cut blown glass vase in translucent acid green. The foot of the vase is undercut at the base of each panel and has a ground and polished pontil. Unsigned. Czech or F...

Chinese provincial porcelain trumpet form vase on a flaring foot. This diminutively scaled vase is decorated fully in the round in cobalt under glaze blue with blooming peony bough and a magpie fluttering on a branch. This vignette bears auspicious symbols for beauty, wealth and joy. The peony is the queen of all flowers in China and it symbolizes wealth and beauty. The magpie is a harbinger of happiness, thus its name "bird of happiness." There is a tiny ding on the flared mouth rim and also on the foot ring. The dark spots of various sizes represent ashes that landed on the glaze in the firing process which supports the age of the vase when all porcelain objects were stacked high and fired in a wood kiln. On the underside is a double cobalt ring...

Iridescent blown glass vase with a tapered and fluted body, and waisted, flaring rim. The iridescence fades from a deep metallic blue-green at the top to a rich blue-purple at the bo...