Art Deco pitcher or jug by Maison Desny (1927-1933)

A highly unusual and early sterling silver mounted, heavy glass wine chiller or ice bucket, the main glass body with etched concentric band decoration, with silver mounted rim and ta...

International Silver Co. USA. A highly unusual set of 12 Sterling silver goblets or julep cups, with gently flared rims, each cup ...

J.E Caldwell & Co, Pennsylvania. An incredibly stylish and most likely bespoke Sterling silver 12 piece cocktail or drinks set, featuring a pitcher and tumblers resembling shotgun...

Gorham, USA A complete pair of 'Artillery Shell' cocktail shakers by American maker Gorham, in copper, brass and silver plate, made to resemble 18lb artillery shells. The top section is the cocktail shaker, with pull-off cap for filling with an integral strainer. The heavy base in polished brass, and houses a pull-out silver-plated framework for four clear glass shot glasses...

Buccellati, Italy. A set of eight handmade Sterling silver stemmed Champagne or wine goblets by Buccellati, each goblet with a plain, swept foot and the bowl in a hammered or mart...

An unusual, sterling silver mounted wine decanter in the form of a Champagne magnum, in hand blown glass with a sterling silver ‘neck’ and hinged cap in the form of a Champagne cork, which lifts to reveal a glass stopper beneath. Modelled on the English decanters of the late 1800s, of similar form and slightly more robust form. Designed by Pullman Gallery...

1920s La Maison Desny Modernist French Art Deco set of four silver plate cups Paris. Art Deco Era measures 4.38 tall x 2.88 No label remains. Preowned or...

Centerpiece made of silver-plated bronze, design by Maison Desny Paris (1927-1933). It was produced in different sizes. One of these specimens is exhibited in the "Maharaja Palace" o...

A highly sought-after silver plated jug designed by the famous French designers (see below) Louis Süe and André Mare for the Orfèvrerie Gallia / Maison Christofle c.1925. Just back from our silversmith's workshop, it has been professionally cleaned and polished, restoring it to it's former glory; any shading are reflections; minor wear to the interior commensurate with age and use. A magnificent piece of history and as relevant for today's interiors as it was nearly 100 years ago. Excellent condition spanning 7 1/2" handle to spout x 4" x 7" tall. Any black marks seen on the body of the jug / pitcher are shadows not marks. Item: 44016 FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From the UK Sue et Mare The spirit of collaboration was alive in the age of Art Deco. No duo quite exemplified this ideal more than the one known as Süe et Mare. Taking their knowledge of fine art and their shared experiences in the war with them, Louis Süe and André Mare were able to shape trends in the shift from Art Nouveau to Art Deco and beyond. Their designs, inspired by Cubism, excited the Paris Salon of the time and remain relevant even today. Louis Süe was born in Bordeaux in 1875 to a wine merchant and his wife. Drawn to the arts, Süe abandoned a path which would have led him into the École Polytechnique to attend the École des Beaux-Arts in 1893. There he studied painting as well as architecture design, and in 1902 was able to exhibit with a number of his contemporaries in the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne. After working in various Parisian artists’ workshops and spending time in Vienna (where he was introduced to Cubism), Süe joined L’Atelier Français, an interior design firm made up of a number of his contemporaries, and where he first met André Mare. André Mare was born in the Norman town of Argentan in 1885. Feeling stifled by his conventional upbringing, he left in 1904 to enroll in the École des Arts Decoratifs. In 1906, Mare also exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne, showing his furniture design and setting himself apart as a leader among his cohort. In 1912, along with Marcel Duchamp and others (and concurrent to his involvement with L’Atelier Français) Mare created La Maison Cubiste, a section at that year’s Salon d’Automne dedicated to radical interior design. The outbreak of the First World War briefly interrupted the two men’s collaboration. Süe was drafted into the French Army and served in the Greek campaign. Mare, meanwhile, developed new camouflage techniques for the French, British, and Italian armies using his knowledge of Cubism. But this function did not keep him from the front. In 1916, he was wounded by shrapnel in Picardy while helping establish a lookout post, and in the same year was awarded the Military Cross by George V of England. In 1919, Süe and Mare resumed their professional relationship by cooperating with Gustave Jaulmes on designing the victory celebrations in Paris for the war’s end. The next year the pair founded the Compagnie des arts français, focusing on creating designs for furnishings and interior accessories. While adhering to the Art Deco style, their designs were more conventional, harking back to the Louis XIV and earlier periods, and less focused on geometric intricacy. Highly decorative, their pieces featured flair such as sculpted floral and fruit motifs, scalloped edges, and inlays of ivory and mother of pearl. Working primarily as decorators and furniture designers, Süe and Mare did find time to continue participating in exhibitions, particularly the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes, where they constructed an actual museum of contemporary art. Other projects included the booth for the Ambassade de France and the interiors of the steamship SS Île de France.

English brass wine jug or pitcher, 19th century.

This antique claret jug is hallmarked by an unknown maker, and believed to have originated from Germany and date to approximately 1920 and done in t...

This antique cut glass and sterling silver claret jug is hallmarked by an unknown maker, but clearly originated from England and dates to approximately 1900 and done in the period Ed...