Aesthetic Movement Vases
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Aesthetic Movement
19th Century Majolica Leaves Vase Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica vase with leaves and geometrical pattern signed Sarreguemines circa 1870.
H / 2.7 inches , D / 2 inches.
Category
1870s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Aller Vale Multi-Necked Hand-Painted Daffodil Posy Vase
By Aller Vale
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce Torquay Devon pottery multi-necked (udder) posy vase hand painted with a daffodil attributed to Aller Vale Pottery dating from around 1890. The vas...
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Majolica Leaves Vase Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica vase with leaves and geometrical pattern signed Sarreguemines circa 1870.
H / 2. inches , D / 2.5 inches.
Category
1870s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Ceramic
19th C French Ormolu, Onyx Champleve Enamel Bud Vase with Applied Bee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Champlevé Enamel, Onyx & Ormolu Bud Vase with Applied Bee, Circa 1880
A rare and exquisitely detailed French champlevé enamel bud vase, dating to the late 19th century and in...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique Gorham Coin Silver Vase No. 335
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver vase.
By the Gorham Mfg. Co.
In coin silver.
The vase with a footed base, rounded body, and elongated narrow neck which opens into a wider mouth. These are v...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Silver
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Bamboo Form Trompe L
oeil Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique figural porcelain vase.
By Royal Worcester.
In the form of three large bamboo stalks covered by flora and foliage.
The top of each stalk has a gilt rim.
Retailed by Richard Briggs of Boston.
Simply a wonderful Aesthetic Period vase!
Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th century
Overall condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.
Condition details:
There is some light rubbing to the gilding here and there, some very fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
Royal Worcester
Marks:
Marked to the base with 'Manufactured by the Worcester Royal...
Category
Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Worcester Blush Ivory Pedestal Bud Shaped Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Aesthetic Movement Royal Worcester bud shaped porcelain pedestal vase dated 1894. The vase stands raised on a domed square shaped base mounted on four molded leaf feet with a ...
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
French Fives-Lille De Bruyn Purple Trumpet Vine Posy Vases, circa 1890, a Pair
By Fives-Lille
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the French faiencerie Five-Lille de Bruyn, a pair of Art Nouveau floral form posy vases, circa 1890.
The majolica glazed barbotine vases are modeled as a blooming trumpet vine flower. The body of the vase is a yellow and purple flower...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Delphin Massier Vallauris Parrot
Bamboo Large Double Vase, France, circa 1875
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large, foot-high, French Barbotine Majolica glazed vase showing a colorful parrot sitting on a Bamboo perch. The perch rests in a grass cropping and features two bamboo shoot flower holders, circa 1875.
Gorgeous color, a scarce piece.
Signed Delphin Massier et Cie, Vallauris A.M.
Delphin, born in 1836, was one of three brothers from the Massier family, a dynasty of potters dating back to before the French Revolution. The family played a key role in the revival of pottery in Vallauris, Southern France...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique English Morley
Ashworth
Mason
s
Ironstone Pottery Angel Vase
Located in Portland, OR
Rare, antique, large 19th century exhibition ironstone pottery vase by Morley & Ashworth, for the 1862 International Exhibition.
Morley & Ashworth had taken over the designs of Mas...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Ironstone
$938 Sale Price
24% Off
Doulton Lambeth Art Union of London Floral Vase by Emily E Stormer
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth floral design Vase made for the Art Union of London by renowned artist Emily E Stormer and dating from around 1885. The stoneware va...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Large 19th Century Majolica Vase with Birds Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare Majolica triple vase with birds, very colorful signed Delphin Massier.
Completely painted with flowers.
Height / 18.8 inches.
The Massier are known for the quality of thei...
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Elizabeth a Sayers Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement Onion Shape Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement onion shaped vase decorated with star like motifs by renowned artist Elizabeth A Sayers dated 1878.
Elizabeth A Sayers while recongized as a highly accomplished and distinguished artist did not spend much time at Doulton Lambeth so pieces by her are both rare and sought after.
This stylish stoneware onion bodied vase...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Pierced Oriental Blush Spill Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Royal Worcester ‘Aesthetic Movement’ porcelain pierced spill vase decorated in the oriental style with a building set amidst bambo...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Artistic Double Gourd Form Raku Pottery Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Artistic Double Gourd form Raku pottery vase, unglazed diagonal ribbon exposing black clay body thickly applied grey crackled glaze pooling at the bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Pottery
A large Aesthetic Movement celery glass vase hand blown
hand engraved
Located in London, GB
A Aesthetic Movement large celery glass vase hand blown in two parts and hand engraved with stars and shapes.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Vase Coalport England Hand Painted with Jeweling and Raised Gilt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming vase by the storied English firm of Coalport. This sweetie features 2 handles, and an interesting hand painted scene with river, mountains, flora fauna accented with white...
Category
1890s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Basketweave Amphora Spill Vase, 1883
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Royal Worcester Aesthetic basketweave spill vase, 1883
Realistically modeled, with intertwined rope handle on a basketweave amphora with a 2...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Wardle English Majolica Glazed Hand Holding Corn Spill or Posy Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Majolica glazed spill vase from the Staffordshire pottery region of England, attributed to Wardle & Co. circa 1860.
The vase is molded as a woman’s hand holding an upright ear of...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Earthenware
19th C. Royal Copenhagen* Parian Aesthetic Movement Vase by Anna Plenge, 1870
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Royal Copenhagen* Parian Aesthetic Movement Vase by Anna Plenge, 1870
*Attributed to Royal Copenhagen, this work is not marked Royal Copenhagen, it is signed by the art...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese cloisonne vase. Fine, elegant example. Silver mounted & silver wire. Marked on base rim CLOISONNE. Base of lapet reserves of dragons & phoenix birds. Floral ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Silver, Enamel
French Aesthetic Turquoise Glazed Figural Mouse Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French aesthetic turquoise glazed figural mouse vase, a diminutive, whimsical example with a mouse with enameled eyes and long tail, resting on the edge ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Pottery
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
French Victorian Faience Majolica Double Vase
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian (19/20th Cent) faience Majolica small double bud vase with circular shape and decorated with vine, leaves, and fruit (impressed: Sarreguemi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Paint
19c Bronze Cloisonne Dragon Vessels
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese export late 19th century cloisonne vessels. Vessels feature hand chased glass stylized floral patterns in Victorian era colors of red/...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Bronze
$1,575 / set
Antique Moser Crystal Cut Glass Engraved "Swimming Fish" Gold Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Immerse yourself in the opulence of fine glass artistry with this exquisite antique Moser crystal cut glass vase, intricately engraved with a "Swimming Fish" motif and adorned with l...
Category
20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Crystal
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Hand-Painted Grazing Cattle Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning English aesthetic movement porcelain vase hand-painted with a grazing cattle scene by renowned makers Grainger Worcester and dated 1893. The elegantly shaped and attractiv...
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Val Saint Lambert Cobalt Blue Cut To Clear Crystal Vase Birds
Flowers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This Val Saint Lambert vase is a rare example of a pattern that was only used for goblets and most likely a custom order. It is hand blown crystal with cobalt blue overlay cut to cle...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Crystal
Doulton Lambeth Unusual Winged Foot Vase by Jane S Hurst 1880
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and stylish Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery vase decorated with ivy and winged feet by highly renowned artist Jane S Hurst dated 1880. The stoneware vas...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Minnie G Thompson Doulton Lambeth Pigment Painted Vase, 1883
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual Aesthetic Movement biscuit fired Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase pigment hand-painted with stylized foliage and geometric designs by Minnie G Thompson...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Vase terracotta
Located in Nice, FR
Black earthenware object, a three-legged bowl, also called a tripod, with a traditional aesthetic. It is a circular bowl with three conical feet, which gives it increased stability.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Terracotta
$839
Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Flaired Lip Swedish Art Glass Vase
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
Bring artistry and charm to your home decor with this brightly colored Swedish Art Glass Vase, hand crafted by glass maker Kjell Engman for renowned glass house Kosta Boda. Resembl...
Category
1990s Swedish Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Royal Worcester Shell and Coral Vases
Located in Great Barrington, MA
These rare examples of Aesthetic Movement ivory porcelain themed vases features a matching pair of realistically molded open shells nestled in coral branches. The translucent walls a...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Christopher Dresser Moon Flask Vase, circa 1870s
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A blue ground pilgrim flask-shaped vase by famed English designer Christopher Dresser for Minton, circa 1870s. The foliage motif was most likely hand-painted by William Mussill...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Ruby glass vase, gilt decoration Christopher Dresser style
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Fine quality Aesthetic Movement ruby glass vase made around 1880. The vase has stylised gilt bird decoration very much in the manner of Dr Christopher Dresser. It is in good original...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Art Glass
A Pair of Paris Porcelain Bird Vases Circa 1880
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A wonderful pair of French porcelain hand painted vases. The pair with hand painted black sparrows on one side, facing each other and the other side white doves. The body in the shape of an egg in a soft ecru color with pink tops...
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$2,250 / set
Pair of Handblown Aesthetic Movement Hand-Painted Rose Pink Crystal Vases
By Bohemia
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a well matched pair of Bohemian or French handblown vases shading from a subtle pale rose to a slightly darker shade as it reaches the top rim. They are decorated with an Aes...
Category
19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Crystal
Monumental Japanese Aesthetic Vase
Located in Litchfield, CT
This exceptional hand-painted porcelain vase by George Jones & Sons features magnificent sparrows flitting amongst lush trees and billowing clouds, circa 1880s. A superb example of the Japanese Aesthetic...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Black Porcelain Vase with Gold
Platinum
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an extraordinary example of "Aesthetic Movement" decoration, finely rendered on black glazed porcelain. The well detailed and beautifully painted subject, depicts a hunter wi...
Category
19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Epergne in Silver Plate with Flowers Holders
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant antique silver plate épergne with low branches and 4 flowers holders.
Discreet and delicate, it can be placed anywhere: in the m...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Silver Plate
Dripglaze Heavily Potted Floral Vase
Located in NYC, NY
A beautifully potted vase with raised delicate floral decoration with a burnt orange flower in a subtle Japanese aesthetic typical of aesthetic movement po...
Category
Early 20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Pottery
Aesthetic Movement vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement vases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Doulton Lambeth, Royal Worcester, Delphin Massier, and Christopher Dresser. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $248 and tops out at $12,500 while the average work can sell for $1,200.
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