26 Vases Sellers List the Same Day
Most secondhand vases sit in the garage for weeks while resellers decide whether they are worth the photos. A certain group never waits that long.
These are the makers with loyal buyers, searchable marks and prices that hold up, and experienced sellers shoot them the afternoon they come home.
The logic is simple. A vase that shows up in saved searches the moment it goes live tends to sell before the listing has a chance to go stale.
Roseville Pottery
Roseville operated in Zanesville, Ohio, until 1954, and its molded floral lines such as Pinecone, Freesia, Magnolia and Zephyr Lily have a deep collector base. Most later pieces carry a raised “Roseville U.S.A.” mark with a shape number and size.
Reproductions with fake marks are common, so crisp molding and correct glaze colors matter. Common vases often sell from $75 to $300 depending on condition and line, while blue Pinecone and larger forms bring more, and chips or crazing cut prices fast.
McCoy Pottery
The Nelson McCoy Pottery of Roseville, Ohio, made vases and planters in huge numbers from the early 1900s until 1990. Pieces are often marked “McCoy” in block letters with “USA,” and the matte greens, yellows and pinks of the 1940s and 1950s are the most familiar.
Buyers look for specific forms, such as the leaf-and-berry and butterfly designs. Most McCoy vases sell in the $20 to $150 range depending on form and condition, which is exactly why they move quickly.
Royal Haeger
Haeger Potteries of Dundee, Illinois, launched its Royal Haeger line in 1938 with designer Royal Arden Hickman, who brought sleek, sculptural forms to the catalog. Look for an incised “Royal Haeger” mark, a foil label or a shape number on the base.
Glazes such as Earth Graphic Wrap and deep mottled greens and oranges are popular with mid-century decorators. Depending on form and condition, most pieces sell from $25 to $200, with large floor vases and unusual glazes at the higher end.
Blenko Glass
Blenko Glass of Milton, West Virginia, is known for bold colors like tangerine, jonquil and sea green, plus tall bottle vases and decanters. Designers including Winslow Anderson, Wayne Husted and Joel Myers shaped its most collected mid-century work.
A sandblasted “Blenko” signature appears on some pieces from roughly 1958 to 1961, but most pieces carry only a paper label or no mark at all. Vases often sell from $50 to $400 depending on designer, size and condition.
Fenton Art Glass
Fenton of Williamstown, West Virginia, produced hobnail, crested, carnival and hand-painted glass for more than a century before ending regular production in 2011. From the 1970s onward, most pieces carry an oval Fenton logo molded into the base, and painted pieces often bear the artist’s signature.
Hobnail milk glass and Silver Crest vases are steady sellers, while hand-painted and opalescent pieces bring more. Most Fenton vases sell from $25 to $250 depending on pattern, color and condition.
Holmegaard Glass
Denmark’s Holmegaard glassworks produced sleek mid-century vases, and designer Per Lütken’s pieces often carry an engraved signature with his initials and the year. Otto Brauer’s Gulvvase, a bottle-shaped floor vase from the early 1960s, is especially popular in bright red, blue and green. Scandinavian design buyers watch for these listings constantly.
Depending on color, size and condition, vases often sell for $100 to $600, while the tall Gulvvase in rare colors can bring more.
Bitossi Ceramics
The Bitossi factory in Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy, produced Aldo Londi’s Rimini Blu line from the 1950s, with stamped and incised geometric patterns in intense blue glaze. Many pieces were imported to the United States by Raymor and still carry paper labels or a hand-painted “Italy” with a number on the base.
Similar glazes from other Italian potteries do cause confusion. Genuine Rimini Blu vases commonly sell from $75 to $500 depending on size and condition.
Frankoma Pottery
Frankoma was founded by John Frank in Oklahoma and moved to Sapulpa in 1938, producing vases in glazes like Prairie Green and Desert Gold. Before 1954, the pottery used a tan-colored clay from Ada, Oklahoma, and switched to a red clay afterward, so a chip or unglazed foot tells buyers which era a piece comes from.
Ada clay pieces are more sought after. Most Frankoma vases sell from $30 to $200 depending on era, glaze and condition.
Van Briggle Pottery
Van Briggle Pottery was founded in Colorado Springs in 1899 by Artus Van Briggle, and its matte glazes such as Persian Rose and Ming Turquoise are instantly recognizable. Nearly every piece carries the double-A conjoined logo, and early pieces often include a date on the base.
Figural vases like “Lorelei” and “Despondency” remained in production for decades. Later pieces often sell from $50 to $200 depending on condition, while early dated examples can bring considerably more.
Hull Pottery
Hull Pottery of Crooksville, Ohio, made matte pastel vases in lines like Bow-Knot, Woodland, Magnolia and Open Rose in the 1930s and 1940s. A 1950 flood and fire destroyed the plant, and the company rebuilt with glossier glazes, which makes the earlier matte pieces more desirable.
Marks usually read “Hull Art USA” with a shape number and height. Matte vases often sell from $50 to $300 depending on line, size and condition.
Weller Pottery
Weller of Zanesville, Ohio, produced art pottery from the late 1800s until closing in 1948. Its Louwelsa line, introduced in 1896, featured hand-painted flowers under a glossy brown glaze, while later molded lines like Forest and Woodcraft show trees, animals and woodland scenes.
Marks include an impressed or script “Weller” on the base. Vases often sell from $75 to $500 depending on line and condition, and signed hand-painted pieces bring more.
Rookwood Pottery
Rookwood was founded in Cincinnati in 1880 and developed a mark system that dates its pieces precisely. The reversed “RP” monogram gained a flame each year from 1886 to 1900, after which a Roman numeral below the flames indicates the year.
Artist-signed vases with hand-decorated glazes are the prize, while molded production pieces from the 1920s through the 1940s are easier finds. Production vases often sell from $100 to $400 depending on condition, and artist-decorated pieces can bring thousands.
Red Wing Art Pottery
Red Wing Potteries of Red Wing, Minnesota, produced art pottery vases from the 1930s through the 1960s, including its textured Brushed Ware line. Most pieces are marked “Red Wing U.S.A.” with a shape number on the base. Upper Midwest buyers collect these heavily, and the Red Wing Collectors Society keeps interest strong.
Vases commonly sell from $30 to $200 depending on form, glaze and condition, and larger pieces in unusual colors bring the best prices.
Scheurich Fat Lava
Scheurich was one of the largest West German potteries of the 1960s and 1970s, known for thick, bubbly “fat lava” glazes in orange, red and black. Most pieces carry a “W. Germany” mark with a form number and height in centimeters, such as 210-18. Collectors seek bold colors and heavily textured surfaces.
Depending on form and condition, vases often sell from $40 to $300, with large floor vases and strong color combinations at the top of the range.
Orrefors Glass
Orrefors of Sweden produced crystal vases with engraved signatures that include the company name, model number and often the designer’s initials. Designers like Sven Palmqvist, Nils Landberg and Edward Hald created clean, heavy forms that sell well to Scandinavian design buyers. Graal and Ariel techniques, with internal color patterns, are especially sought after.
Signed Orrefors vases often sell from $75 to $400 depending on designer and condition, while Graal pieces bring more.
Kosta Boda Art Glass
Swedish glassworks Kosta and Boda produced bold studio glass, and designers Bertil Vallien and Ulrica Hydman-Vallien became especially popular from the 1970s onward. Hydman-Vallien’s vases feature hand-painted faces, snakes and flowers in bright colors, and most pieces are signed on the base with the artist’s name and a model number.
Collectors recognize the style instantly, and the signature makes the listing easy to search. Depending on design and condition, vases often sell from $75 to $400, with larger painted pieces at the top of the range.
Iittala Art Glass
Finland’s Iittala produced Alvar Aalto’s wavy Savoy vase, first shown in 1936, along with vases by Timo Sarpaneva and other mid-century designers. Signed pieces often carry an etched signature on the base, such as “Alvar Aalto” with the Iittala name.
The Savoy vase remains in production, so older examples and unusual colors attract the most attention. Vintage signed vases often sell from $75 to $500 depending on designer, age and condition.
Viking Glass Epic Line
Viking Glass of New Martinsville, West Virginia, produced its Epic line in the 1950s and 1960s, with swung vases, bird figures and bold colors like Persimmon and Bluenique. Most pieces carried paper labels, which are often missing today, so collectors rely on color and form.
The stretched, flowing shapes appeal to mid-century buyers, and the low entry price means listings rarely sit. Depending on size, color and condition, Epic vases often sell from $25 to $150, with tall swung vases bringing the most.
Murano Sommerso Glass
Sommerso is a Murano technique in which layers of colored glass are encased inside clear glass, creating bold bands of color. Flavio Poli made the style famous at Seguso Vetri d’Arte in the 1950s, and countless workshops followed.
Most pieces are unsigned, though some carry foil labels, so heavy weight and clean color layering matter. Depending on size, color and condition, sommerso vases often sell from $50 to $400, with attributed pieces bringing more.
Cowan Pottery
Cowan Pottery operated in Rocky River, Ohio, from about 1913 to 1931 under R. Guy Cowan, producing Art Deco vases in lustrous and crackled glazes. Pieces often carry an impressed or ink-stamped “COWAN” mark, sometimes with a monogram.
Designer Viktor Schreckengost worked there, and anything tied to his name draws strong interest. Standard vases commonly sell from $50 to $300 depending on glaze and condition, while designer pieces go much higher.
Bauer Pottery
J.A. Bauer Pottery of Los Angeles produced colorful ringware and hand-thrown vases in the 1930s and 1940s, including large oil jars and vases shaped by Matt Carlton. Pieces are often marked “Bauer Los Angeles” or “Bauer USA,” though many hand-thrown forms are unmarked.
California pottery buyers seek the bright orange, cobalt and jade glazes, and the heavy hand-thrown walls are hard to mistake once seen. Depending on form and condition, vases often sell from $75 to $500, with large oil jars going higher.
Gustavsberg Argenta
Swedish pottery Gustavsberg produced the Argenta line, designed by Wilhelm Kåge, beginning in the 1930s, with green glazes inlaid with silver floral and fish designs. Pieces usually carry an “Argenta” mark with a hand logo and a number on the base.
The silver overlay should be intact, since lifting or wear reduces value noticeably. The mottled green and bright silver look nothing like other Swedish pottery, so buyers spot a listing from the thumbnail.
Depending on size, design and condition, Argenta vases often sell from $150 to $700.
Heath Ceramics
Edith Heath founded Heath Ceramics in Sausalito, California, in 1948, and its vases are known for speckled matte glazes and clean, simple forms. Most pieces carry an impressed “Heath” mark, sometimes with a small shape number.
The company still operates, but vintage pieces with original glazes are more collectible, and Bay Area design buyers follow them closely. The glazes vary from piece to piece, which gives each vase its own character.
Depending on age and condition, vases often sell from $50 to $300.
Moorcroft Pottery
William Moorcroft opened his own works in Burslem, England, in 1913, and the pottery is known for tubelined designs such as Pomegranate and Hazeldene, where raised lines of slip outline each color area. Pieces typically carry an impressed “Moorcroft” mark and often a painted signature.
Early pieces are more desirable than later production, and dedicated collectors on both sides of the Atlantic keep demand steady. Depending on age, design and condition, vases often sell from $150 to over $1,000.
Rosenthal Studio-Line
Rosenthal’s Studio-Line, launched in Germany in 1961, collaborated with designers like Bjørn Wiinblad, whose painted porcelain vases feature whimsical figures and gold accents. The backstamp usually reads “Rosenthal studio-linie” with the designer’s name.
Clean white bisque vases and colorful Wiinblad pieces both sell quickly to design collectors, since the backstamp answers the attribution question in one photo. Depending on design and condition, vases often sell from $50 to $300, with larger Wiinblad pieces at the top.
Niloak Mission Swirl
Niloak Pottery of Benton, Arkansas, produced Mission Swirl vases from swirled natural clays in browns, blues and creams, with the name “Niloak” being kaolin spelled backward. The exterior is usually unglazed, while the interior is glazed to hold water. Marks include an impressed “Niloak” on the base, and the swirl pattern is impossible to fake convincingly with paint.
Arkansas and Southern pottery collectors compete for bold, well-defined swirls. Depending on size, swirl pattern and condition, vases often sell from $75 to $400.
The Listing That Waits Too Long
The fastest-selling vases share a few traits: a searchable maker, a recognizable mark or look and a buyer base that knows exactly what it wants. None of these vases needs a long explanation in the listing.
Buyers already know the name, and they are already watching for it with saved searches and alerts.
The real advantage goes to sellers who learn to recognize these pieces before anyone else does. A quick look at the base, the glaze and the form is often enough.
Once the vase is identified, the best move is to photograph it and list it immediately.
More from Home As We Make It
- 18 Affordable Places to Retire in the U.S.
- Antique Glassware That’s Worth Collecting
- Stay-At-Home Jobs That Actually Pay
- 18 Forgotten Snacks from the ’80s and ’90s
- 20 Things That Make a House Look Cleaner Than It Is
Like Home As We Make It‘s content? Follow us on MSN.
