What are decorative painted vases?

These are ornamental vessels fashioned from porcelain, earthenware, glass, or enamel, finished with hand-painted motifs, gilding, and coloured glazes. They span multiple centuries and global traditions, ranging from English Regency porcelain to Japanese Satsuma ware and Chinese export ceramics.

How were these vases used?

While some vessels served practical functions like holding water for flowers or storing provisions, many were purely ornamental display pieces. Large garnitures and floor-standing vases adorned grand drawing rooms, mantelpieces, and halls as symbols of taste and wealth.

How do I live with antique vases?

Place them on stable surfaces away from direct sunlight and high-traffic areas to protect fragile painted enamels and delicate gilt highlights. Pairing matching pairs as mantel ornaments or displaying single moon flasks on dedicated tables highlights their sculptural forms.

How do I tell periods apart?

Stylistic clues, such as the naturalistic florals of Edwardian blush ivory or the rigid geometry of Art Deco pieces, help determine a vase's age. Examining the glaze type, potting weight, and any remaining factory marks or pattern numbers further narrows down the date.

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These decorative painted vases bring together centuries of global ceramic craft, hand-finished porcelain, and rich colour.

1920 - 1940

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Royal Worcester Blake Pot Pourri Vase

From Scottow Antiques

£1,350

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1900 - 1920

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Royal Worcester Hadley Ware

From Scottow Antiques

£220

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19th century

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Pair of French Porcelain Medici Vases

From Rue des Fontenelles

£500

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Japanese Porcelain Vase with Lacquer Over-paint. Circa 1880.

19th century

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Japanese Porcelain Vase with Lacquer Over-paint. Circa 1880.

From Dragoncharger Antiques

£750

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1900 - 1920

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Royal Worcester Pair of Stork Vases

From Scottow Antiques

£4,800

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19th century

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A Decorative Pair of Antique Chinese Canton Famille Rose Vases

From Gill Coe Antiques & Interiors

£425

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19th century

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Antique Pair of French Bleu Celeste Porcelain Urns 19th Century

From Regent Antiques

£1,950

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Doulton Burslem Persian Influenced Pottery Ewer, Circa 1890

19th century

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Doulton Burslem Persian Influenced Pottery Ewer, Circa 1890

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£795

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Rare Early Miles Mason Ironstone Vase, Chinoiserie Decoration, Regency Period, Circa 1810

19th century

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Rare Early Miles Mason Ironstone Vase, Chinoiserie Decoration, Regency Period, Circa 1810

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£800

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1940 - 1960

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Royal Worcester Freeman Vase

From Scottow Antiques

£1,750

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Listings feature decorative painted vases spanning the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, utilising porcelain, earthenware, enamel, and glass.

Royal Worcester 3 Piece Pot Pourri Signed Jas Stinton.

1900 - 1920

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Royal Worcester 3 Piece Pot Pourri Signed Jas Stinton.

From Valerie Main Ltd

£1,250

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Beautiful Pair of Japanese Kutani Vases Meiji Period

19th century

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Beautiful Pair of Japanese Kutani Vases Meiji Period

From Rams Head Antiques

£875

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1900 - 1920

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Quality Pair of Antique Japanese Imari Vases

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£695

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Jabez Bligh Watercolour ‘Pelargoniums in a Decorative Jug’

19th century

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Jabez Bligh Watercolour ‘Pelargoniums in a Decorative Jug’

From Graham Reed Fine Art

£395

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Unusual Pair of Antique Victorian Hand Painted Vases

19th century

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Unusual Pair of Antique Victorian Hand Painted Vases

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£365

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Fine Quality Antique Victorian Royal Vienna Vase Garniture

19th century

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Fine Quality Antique Victorian Royal Vienna Vase Garniture

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£1,475

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Decorative Painted Vases

Royal Worcester Blake Pot Pourri Vase

Royal Worcester Hadley Ware

Pair of French Porcelain Medici Vases

Japanese Porcelain Vase with Lacquer Over-paint. Circa 1880.

Royal Worcester Pair of Stork Vases

A Decorative Pair of Antique Chinese Canton Famille Rose Vases

Antique Pair of French Bleu Celeste Porcelain Urns 19th Century

Doulton Burslem Persian Influenced Pottery Ewer, Circa 1890

Rare Early Miles Mason Ironstone Vase, Chinoiserie Decoration, Regency Period, Circa 1810

Royal Worcester Freeman Vase

Royal Worcester 3 Piece Pot Pourri Signed Jas Stinton.

Beautiful Pair of Japanese Kutani Vases Meiji Period

Quality Pair of Antique Japanese Imari Vases

Jabez Bligh Watercolour ‘Pelargoniums in a Decorative Jug’

Unusual Pair of Antique Victorian Hand Painted Vases

Fine Quality Antique Victorian Royal Vienna Vase Garniture

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