Vase Collection (page 8)

Cat postcard (colour litho)
8643376 Cat postcard (colour litho) by Cobbe, Bernard (fl. 1868-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat postcard. Early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection.

Ornament: Vases, The Romer or Rummer (engraving)
8647154 Ornament: Vases, The Romer or Rummer (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, The Romer or Rummer)

Ornament: Vases, Modern Drinking Glasses (engraving)
8647153 Ornament: Vases, Modern Drinking Glasses (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, Modern Drinking Glasses)

Ornament: Vases, The Bottle (engraving)
8647150 Ornament: Vases, The Bottle (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, The Bottle)

Ornament: Vases, The Pipe-spout Pot (engraving)
8647140 Ornament: Vases, The Pipe-spout Pot (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, The Pipe-spout Pot)

Ornament: Vases, The Krater (engraving)
8647135 Ornament: Vases, The Krater (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, The Krater)

Ornament: Vases, The Hydria (engraving)
8647129 Ornament: Vases, The Hydria (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, The Hydria)

Ornament: Vases, The Chalice, and the Goblet (engraving)
8647180 Ornament: Vases, The Chalice, and the Goblet (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, The Chalice, and the Goblet)

Ornament: Free Ornaments, The Final Knob, and Vase (engraving)
8646991 Ornament: Free Ornaments, The Final Knob, and Vase (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Free Ornaments, The Final Knob, and Vase)

Louis XV ormoluu-mounted Chinese 'Claire de Lune' celadon porcelain vase, c.1760 (porcelain & ormolu)
8683145 Louis XV ormoluu-mounted Chinese 'Claire de Lune' celadon porcelain vase, c.1760 (porcelain & ormolu) by Chinese School

Angelica, Ukrainian, urn and factory (chromolitho)
8677356 Angelica, Ukrainian, urn and factory (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: U for umbella (angelica), Ukrainian, urn and usine (factory)

Princess Daphne's bedroom, Titania's Palace (colour litho)
8656884 Princess Daphne's bedroom, Titania's Palace (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Daphne's bedroom, Titania's Palace)

The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations (engraving)
8650801 The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Industrial Arts among the Oriental Nations)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669586 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Moon Jar, 1601-1700 (glazed porcelain with repairs in gold powder)
5861938 Moon Jar, 1601-1700 (glazed porcelain with repairs in gold powder) by Korean School, (17th century); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)).

Flowers: Poppies and Daisies, c.1867 (oil on cardboard)
5861045 Flowers: Poppies and Daisies, c.1867 (oil on cardboard) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Odilon Redon).

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Cloister of a convent, Piran
3562140 Cloister of a convent, Piran by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Piran, Slovenia 1942 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Italians working abroad: an architectural projection on the house of Matyas Haunschild of Furstenfeld, in Olomouc
3569850 Italians working abroad: an architectural projection on the house of Matyas Haunschild of Furstenfeld, in Olomouc, Czech Republic by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Olomouc)

A renaissance door in Prostejov, Czech Republic
3569848 A renaissance door in Prostejov, Czech Republic by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Prostejov, Czech Republic 1940 ca. Date of Artwork: 1538 ca)

Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase)
8890344 Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase) by Serusier, Paul (1864-1927); Height: 27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Paul Serusier); Photo © Christie's Images.

Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase)
8890345 Bretonnes, c. 1895 (plaster vase) by Serusier, Paul (1864-1927); Height: 27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Paul Serusier); Photo © Christie's Images.

Statuette of an old woman with an hydria on her left arm, end of 1st century AD, white marble
6384423 Statuette of an old woman with an hydria on her left arm, end of 1st century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano

Vase with goats, from Hissar, Iran, 3500 BC (ceramic)
AIS5370481 Vase with goats, from Hissar, Iran, 3500 BC (ceramic); Muze-Ie Iran-E Bastan (Archaeological Museum), Tehran, Iran; © Iberfoto.

Art romain: vase, assiette, bol et bouteille. Objets en cristal. Musee d'archeologie de Catalogne
AIS5386319 Art romain: vase, assiette, bol et bouteille. Objets en cristal. Musee d'archeologie de Catalogne, Barcelone (Espagne)..

Gold Vase of Ceremony, Chimu art of the 12th-14th century (gold)
AIS5363115 Gold Vase of Ceremony, Chimu art of the 12th-14th century (gold); Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; © Iberfoto.

Vase of Mach'ang Kansu
AIS5390358 Vase of Mach'ang Kansu.; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Vase of Mach'ang Kansu. Ceramic decorated with geometrical patterns)

Iron age Vase of the Hallstatt Culture, 9th-5th century BC (ceramic)
AIS5364373 Iron age Vase of the Hallstatt Culture, 9th-5th century BC (ceramic); Museo Diocesano de Solsona, Lleida, Spain; © Iberfoto.

Portrait of young Arab woman in traditional dress
3561962 Portrait of young Arab woman in traditional dress by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1885-1890 ca. Photographer: Zangaki, (attributed)); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Cubist Still Life, c.1920 (oil on canvas)
656016 Cubist Still Life, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Filla, Emil (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cubist Still Life. Emil Filla (1882-1953). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1920

Specimens of Carthaganian art
7177182 Specimens of Carthaganian art; Private Collection; (add.info.: Specimens of Carthaganian art, copied from mosaics found on the site of Carthage)

Engraving depicting two different types of vases considered suitable for the dinner table, 19th century
5309043 Engraving depicting two different types of vases considered suitable for the dinner table, 19th century; (add.info)

Lekane (upper part). Greek ceramics, 4th century BC. Size: 32 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari
BEN5472411 Lekane (upper part). Greek ceramics, 4th century BC. Size: 32 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Flowers in a Vase, Sorrente 1834 (oil on canvas)
8723901 Flowers in a Vase, Sorrente 1834 (oil on canvas) by Jensen, Johan Laurents (1800-56); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By J.L. Jensen).

Shinto, priests - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980007 Shinto, priests - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Shinto, priests - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Costume of a Singhalese woman in Sri Lanka. A man sheltering from the rain under a talipot palm leaf
FLO4624080 Costume of a Singhalese woman in Sri Lanka. A man sheltering from the rain under a talipot palm leaf and a seated man drinking from a vase

Varieties of Gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, in a vase. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4628932 Varieties of Gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, in a vase. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205668 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Check the Vase
Merel Takken

Pastel Flower Impression No 5
Treechild

Flower Still Life
Treechild

Dahlia & Plum
Lydia Jacobs

Flowers in Vase, Red
Goed Blauw

Flowers In Vase, Blue
Goed Blauw

French postcard with floral elements, 1900
3665707 French postcard with floral elements, 1900; (add.info.: French postcard with floral elements 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

"Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna", edition by Ferdinando Ongania
3560751 "Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna", edition by Ferdinando Ongania, view of the "Fondamenta del Vescovado" in Chioggia; (add.info.: Venice 1893-1894 Photographer)

Postcard depicting two lovers while kissing each other, "Album para Tarjetas postales"
3560979 Postcard depicting two lovers while kissing each other, "Album para Tarjetas postales"; (add.info.: Europe 1910 ca. Photographer: B.N.K.); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Portrait of a young woman in intimate apparel, seated at a table with a book
3560686 Portrait of a young woman in intimate apparel, seated at a table with a book. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Italy 1910 ca)

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From ancient Greek urns to vibrant Van Gogh masterpieces, the vase has been a timeless symbol of beauty and artistry throughout history. In Albert Marquet's 'Fenetre a la Goulette', a delicate vase adorns a window sill, capturing the essence of everyday life in 1926. The intricate details of Greek Urns and Amphoras lithograph from 1897 transport us back to an era where vases were not only functional but also exquisite works of art. In 'Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip, Skull and Hour-Glass', the vase takes on a deeper meaning as it becomes part of a symbolic representation of mortality. Meanwhile, Sosias' Greek vase painting depicts the legendary bond between Achilles and Patroclus, showcasing how vases have long served as vessels for storytelling. Vincent van Gogh's fascination with vases is evident in his various works such as 'Still Life with poppies, cornflowers, peonies and chrysanthemums' and 'Oleanders'. These paintings capture the vibrancy and fragility of flowers delicately arranged within their ceramic containers. Beyond paintings, they can be found in unexpected places like Middlesex Hospital entrance or Driffield Union workhouse - reminding us that these objects have not only adorned homes but also public spaces throughout history. The iconic Portland Vase housed at the British Museum stands as a testament to the enduring allure of this vessel. Whether it's Van Gogh's famous sunflowers or Manuel Orazi's poster for La Maison Moderne museum exhibition in c. 1902 featuring an elegant lady holding an ornate vase - these artworks remind us that even something as simple as arranging flowers in a vessel can become an extraordinary form of expression. So next time you come across a beautiful vase filled with blooms or spot one displayed proudly in an artwork or historical setting – take a moment to appreciate the rich history and artistic significance that this humble object holds.