Being an essential companion to any flower decoration, vases usually get utilized in interiors where they receive maximum attention. Over time, vases have evolved beyond utilitarian purpose into an art medium unto itself, and are sometimes used solely as a decorative object or sculpture. Currently on display at 1stdibs is a collection of over 5000 decorative and functional vases covering a wide selection of intriguing designs from vintage to antique, from a diverse range of ceramic artists. Featured in this post is some notable pieces from this excellent range for collectors and aficionados of ceramic vases.
1stdibs was started in 2001 by Michael Bruno, who originally sourced antiques, collectibles and other treasures from some selected dealers at Paris’s legendary antiques market, Marché Aux Puces, and made them available for purchase on the internet. 1stdibs has now expanded to being a portal representing some of the worlds best art dealers, antique and vintage shops and collectors.
Mid-century vases with painted black figures – Mette Doller for Hoganas, Sweden
height 21 inches 1950
( B4 NY – 1st Dibs )
Glazed stoneware vase by Alexandre Kostanda
circa1950
( PASCALE DRIEUX ANTIQUITES -1stDibs )
Antonio Prieto Ceramic Vase
Winetks Il -1950’s USA
( Arts220 – 1sstDibs )
Art Deco Ceramic Sphere Vase by Ilse Claussen for Rorstrand of Sweden
height 6 inches
HIGH STYLE DECO, NY – 1stDibs
Art Deco Vase from Boch Frères-La Louvière,-Belgium-1920s
height 13 inches
( B4, NY – 1stDibs )
Ceramic Snake Vase by Danillo Curetti for Longwy
DOUGLAS ROSIN DECORATIVE ARTS & ANTIQUES -1stDibs
Art Deco Vase-Designed by Charles Catteau
1930
JUDY FRANKEL ANTIQUES, Troy, MI
1950’s Stoneware Vase by Jorgen Mogensen – Royal Copenhagen
ART1-NY – 1stDibs
Monumental Ceramic Vessel by California artist Anna Silver
height 37cm
ARTS 220, Illinois – 1stDibs
Barovier & Toso -‘Barbarico’ Vase
1950’s height 12.75 inches
GALERIE PLAISANCE, Paris – 1stDibs
Art Deco Vase with mermaid motif – Belgium
circa 1930’s
RENAISSANCE MAN ANTIQUES – Philadelphia, PA – 1stDibs
Bitossi Ceramic Vase-Italy
circa-1960s
VINTAGE ORIGINAL -1stDibs
Nude figure motif ceramic vase, Vicke Lindstrand, Sweden
1944
MADERO COLLECTORS ROOM, Salzburg Austria – 1stDibs
Charm Field Sculptural Vessel by Gareth Mason
JASON JACQUES GALLERY, NY – 1stDibs
‘Forest-Collection’ Contemporary Glass Large Vase – Ioan Nemtoi
Arlene Angard-NY – 1stDibs
Large Danish Earthenware Vessel with Relief Decoration. Late 20th Century
ARENSKJOLD ANTIQUES ART, Hudson NY – 1stDibs
Edouard Cazaux— Reclining nude figure earthenware vase,baluster shape with a frieze of blue figures.
Circa-1930
GALERIE PLAISANCE, Paris – 1stDibs
Art Deco Daum Nancy Vase with a Frieze of Parrots
1930’s
GALERIE PLAISANCE, Paris – 1stDibs
Raku Vessel by Roger Capron—Vallauris—1997
Wonderfully executed motive on an old and traditional cooking pot, called “pignate”, in south of France.
ARTOCARPUS – GALERIE RIVIERA, Paris – 1stDibs
Italian modernist vase Fausto Melotti-
Vescovo Casati Gallery, Italy – 1stDibs
Paul Dachsel Art Nouveau vase for Amphora
COLLETTI GALLERY, Chicago Illinois – 1stDibs
‘The Beemster’ – Hans de Jong vase
KUNSTCONSULT – Netherlands – 1stDibs
Heinrich Porcelain Vase With Gilt, Lavender & Sky Blue Details-1960’s
ASSEMBLAGE LTD, Chicago Illinois – 1stDibs
60’s Italian Ceramic Vessel by Bitossi
REVIVE, Asheville NC – 1stDibs
Jan van der vaart – Buttocks Vase
KUNSTCONSULT – Netherlands – 1stDibs
Jean Besnard Crackled Vase,-circa-1930
height 12.75 inches
GALERIE PLAISANCE, Paris – 1stDibs
Jean Besnard Earthenware Vase
circa 1930
GALERIE PLAISANCE, Paris – 1stDibs
French Glazed Ceramic Vase – Jean Mayodon -Circa-1950
GALERIE PLAISANCE, Paris – 1stDibs
Jules Sarlandie Embossed Floral Enameled Vase
GALERIE PLAISANCE, Paris – 1stDibs
Large 1970’s Enameled Ceramic Vase by Bruno Gambone
GALERIE SANDY TOUPENET – Paris – 1stDibs
Vase by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France
circa 1950
ARTOCARPUS – GALERIE RIVIERA – 1stDibs
Large spherical Loul Combres Mottled Green Vase
60’s
JUDY FRANKEL ANTIQUES, MI – IstDibs
Art Deco Vase – Marcel Guillard
(1920’s )
LEAH GORDON ANTIQUES – 1stDibs
Marcello Fantoni vase
1940’s height 18.5 inches
MARK FRISMAN LTD – Florida – 1stDibs
Martin Brothers Vase decorated with Dragons
1903
ADAntiques – 1stDibs
Monumental Choisy le Roi Maiolica vase by Louis Carrier Belleuse
circa 1880
TOEBOSCH ANTIQUES-France – 1stDibs
French Art Nouveau ceramic urn designed by Louis Majorelle and produced by Mougin
France, circa 1900
Macklowe Gallery, NY – 1stDibs
Monumental vase by Paul Chaleff – USA 1983
Prof. Chaleff’s is a New Yorker, and in the ‘seventies and ‘eighties studied in Japan, where he began to experiment with anagama (wood-fired) pottery-making.
height 24 inches
CONVERSO, NY – 1stDibs
Monumental Enameled Glass Vase by California glass artist and designer Lea Bartneck – side 1
1980’s Height 21.5 inches
Arts220, Winnetka IL – 1stDibs
Monumental Enameled Glass Vase by Lea Bartneck -side 2
Other side of vase above
Arts220, Winnetka IL – 1stDibs
Rare Art Deco Vase in Pitcher Form by Greber
RENAISSANCE MAN ANTIQUES 1stDibs
Rare Large Vase by Dalpayrat
1880-1900
MOREUX RIVE GAUCHE , Paris – !stDibs
Crackle glaze vase,-Rene Buthaud
circa-1930
GALERIE PLAISANCE, Paris – 1stDibs
Mid Century Ceramic Vase. West Germany
height 10 inches
Robert Stilin, NY – 1stDibs
Roseville Futura Tank -1928
THE LUSH LIFE ANTIQUES-Dallas-TX -1stDibs
Scheruich Ceramic Tall Lava Glaze Vase
ASSEMBLAGE-LTD, Chicago Illanois -1stDibs
Mid Century Stoneware Vase with Incised Decoration – 1970-75
GALERIE SILBEREIS, Paris,France – 1stDibs
Tiffany Studios New York- American’Lava’Art Nouveau Vase
-1908-
Macklowe Gallery, NY – 1stDibs
Iridescent Long Neck Genie Bottle Vase by Zsolnay
circa 1898
JASON JACQUES GALLERY, NY – 1stDibs
Porcelain Slip Vase by the Haas Brothers
R & COMPANY, NY 1stDibs
Vase by Danillo Curetti Commissioned by Emaux de Longwy
1983 – height 16inches
ANNE HAUCK ART DECO, Los Angeles – 1stDibs
Murano Vase 1980’s
Talisman, London – 1stdibs
Biomorphic free-form vessel – Les Archanges atelier in Vallauris, design by Gilbert Valentin
Sam Kaufman, NY – 1stDibs
Polia Pillin mid-century squat vase
ARCHIVE 20TH CENTURY, Laguna Beach, CA – 1stDibs
Sculpted ceramic hemisphere on steel plinth by Harrison McIntosh
JEFFREY SPAHN GALLERY,San Francisco, CA – 1stDibs
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