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Place of Origin: Swiss
Antique Swiss Walnut Nature Mort
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Swiss walnut nature mort.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Walnut
Masterly Carved Black Forest Wall Barometer with Fern Plants and Eagle Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Hand carved, solid walnut antique barometer with maker's mark.
This rare Black Forest barometer depicting an incredibly detailed and finest quality also has the most beautiful patin...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Carouge Earthenware In Switzerland - Picolas & Degrange – Imperial Parakeet & Wa
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rare ornithological composition of four painted earthenware plaques, in its original gilded wood frame decorated with friezes of gadroons and pearls.
Art Nouveau period, Honoré Pico...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Fritz Jorg Switzerland Made Copper and Steel Ice Climbing Axe
Located in Atlanta, GA
A great ice axe that was made by the renown blacksmith Fritz Jörg in the small area of Zweilütschinen in the Interlaken-Oberhasli district.
One side of the head is inscribed with “F. JORG ZWEILUTSCHINEN BERNER OBERLAND”.
It has a wonderful patina that only comes with age. It features its a solid wooden shaft, curved adze and a traditional shaped spike. A wonderful old wooden ice axe from the heart of the Swiss Alps to add that extra decoration touch to your home or mountain lodge...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Steel
Enamel Horses on Panel 1960s Swiss
Located in Den Haag, NL
Enamel Horses in many colors , on a Thick Wénge panel . Love the movement
in the Horses . Attributed to Julia F.M.T. Braendle (1929-1982).
Background information.
Juliana Francisca Maria Tosco Braendle (Brändle) was born on 28 August 1929 in Rotterdam, with Swiss nationality. Julia was a student of the arts and crafts school (Kunstgewerbeschule) in Zurich and of the Academy for Visual Arts in Rotterdam. She lived in Bingelrade (South Limburg) since 1969 where she died on 30 September 1982. She was a watercolour painter...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Paco Rabanne Electric Blue Space Curtain for Baumann AG, Switzerland 1970s
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Milan, IT
Fashion Designer Paco Rabanne Rare Electric Blue and Silver Space Curtain for Baumann AG,
Switzerland 1970s
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1970s Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
Large Set Of Four Orientalist Prints, Otto Pilny '1866 – 1936'
Located in London, GB
A fine four large prints, first two depicts street scenes in Cairo and the other two depicts desert scenes, signed lower right.
Otto Pilny (1866 – 1936) was a Swiss painter who s...
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20th Century Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Original Oil on Panel Painting Guy Dessauge 1978 Swiss Artist
Located in Lyon, FR
Painting by the Swiss artist Guy Dessauge made in 1978 using his technique of superimposing "glazes" in multicoloured oil which gives the painting an effe...
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Oil on Panel Guy Dessauges Painting 70's Swiss Artist, 129/17
Located in Lyon, FR
Oil on medium size panel by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in the 70's / 80's using his technique of superimposing "glazes" which gives the paintin...
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1980s Organic Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Original Oil on Panel Guy Dessauges Painting Years 70/80 Swiss Artist, 214/17
Located in Lyon, FR
Painting by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges created in the 70s and 80s using his technique of superimposing "glazes" in multicoloured oil, which gives the painting an effect of movem...
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1970s Organic Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Original Oil on Panel Guy Dessauges 70's Painting Swiss Artist, 20/5/09/15
Located in Lyon, FR
Oil on medium size panel by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in the 1970s using his technique of superimposing "glazes" which gives the painting depth and a magnificent relief e...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Original Large Oil on Panel Guy Dessauges Grey Paint 1982 Swiss Artist
Located in Lyon, FR
Oil on panel in very large format by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in 1982 according to his technique of superimposing "glazes" in a shade of grey...
Category
1980s Organic Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Celestino Piatti Ceramic Art Tiles in Picasso Style Post Modern
By Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Celestino Piatti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of three, fire, wind, earth, original post modern ceramic tiles by Celestino Piatti.
Celestino Piatti (1922 – 2007) –
A set of Three 1980s ceramic tiles from the series Earth,...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Original Large Oil on Panel Guy Dessauges Painting 70s Swiss Artist, 159/17
Located in Lyon, FR
Painting by the Swiss artist guy Dessauge done in the 70's / 80's using his technique of superimposing oil glazes in brown and violet tones. The painting will be accompanied by a cer...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Large Original Oil on Panel Painting Guy Dessauges 1976 Swiss Artist, 195/17
Located in Lyon, FR
Painting by the Swiss artist Guy Dessauges made in 1976 using his technique of superimposing "glazes" in multicoloured oil which gives the painting a beautiful effect of depth, a met...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
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Paint
Masterly Crafted w. Edelweiss Flowers Swiss Black Forest Barometer & Thermometer
Located in Lisse, NL
Top museum quality carved Swiss barometer / weather station
This antique barometer is not only about the actuality of the weather, it is also a true work of art and a real pleasure to look at. The attention to detail is incredible and it must have taken a true craftsman weeks rather than days to design and finish the carved frame alone. At a later stage, the handcrafted barometer (in German) and the thermometer (in Celsius & Fahrenheit) were integrated. Notice how the Edelweiss Flowers...
Category
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Wall Plaques
Located in High Point, NC
Early 20th century set of three hand carved wall plaques which have been meticulously carved in the designs of European village landscapes. The...
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Early 1900s Black Forest Antique Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Carved Lime Wood Pictures
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Swiss carved lime-wood pictures one showing a hunter being attacked by an eagle as he attempts to raid its nest, the other a climber rescuing a g...
Category
1880s Black Forest Antique Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Painting by Richard Ranft, Young Woman and Pierrots Costumes
By Richard Ranft 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jeune Femme et Costumes des Pierrots, Junge Frau mit Harlekin und pierrot, circa 1900.
Richard Ranft.
Painter of landscapes, engraver, illustrator and poster artist. (Swiss 1862-19...
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Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Painting by Richard Ranft, Young Woman and Pierrots Costumes
By Richard Ranft 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jeune Femme et Costumes des Pierrots, Junge Frau mit Harlekin und pierrot, circa 1900.
Richard Ranft.
Painter of landscapes, engraver, illustrator and poster artist. (Swiss 1862–19...
Category
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Modern Color Full Glass Sculpture by Theresa
Located in Weiningen, CH
Modern color full glass sculpture by Theresa.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Otto Pilny Orientalist Oil on Canvas "The Slave Market" a North African Scene
By Otto Pilny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Otto pilny (Swiss, 1866-1936) orientalist painter - oil on canvas "The Slave Market". Signed and Dated (l/r): Otto Pilny, 1910.
Canvas height: 31 1/2 inches (80 cm).
Canvas width: 47 1/4 inches (120 cm).
Frame height: 37 inches (94 cm).
Frame width: 52 inches (132.1 cm).
Previously offered at Christie's New York, 19th Century European Art, Sale 2521 on October 12, 2011, Lot 84.
Latest Otto Pilny Sale: Christie's London - The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection on 30 March 2021 - Lot 49 "Dance in the Desert" was sold for £100,800 ($138,500)
There is not that much information about Otto Pilny who began his artistic education in Prague. Pilny also lived in Vienna and ended up settling in Zurich. Just like Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935), Rudolf Ernst (1854-1932), and Carl Leopold Müller (1834-1892), Pilny was encouraged to travel abroad. During his two trips to Egypt, a favorite destination of the Austro-Hungarian school, the first one in 1889 and later en 1892, he acquired the taste of painting Orientalist scenes of Middle Eastern landscapes...
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Early 20th Century Islamic Swiss Decorative Art
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Giltwood, Canvas
Modern Color Full Glass Sculpture by Theresa
Located in Weiningen, CH
Modern color full glass sculpture by Theresa.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Swiss Stone Lithographic Poster Custom Framed "Astoria"
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic and graphic authentic Swiss poster that is on the rare and very obscure side is a stone lithograph that is archivally linen backed and custom framed. The 4 ply silk ma...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Karrel Appel Signed Lithograph
By Karel Appel
Located in Westport, CT
Karrel Appel Signed and numbered 49/100 dated 1971 Lithograph
B.1921.d2006 was a dutch painter sculpture,founder of Avant-Garde movement,this picture is matted and framed.
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swiss Decorative Art
Boris Gratry, Nightsky, CH
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
Boris Gratry’s abstract compositions share as unique a kinship to artists like Richard Serra or John Chamberlain, as they do with raku-ware, a traditional pottery used in Japanese te...
Category
2010s Swiss Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Boris Gratry, Neptune, CH
By Todd Merrill
Located in New York, NY
Boris Gratry’s abstract compositions share as unique a kinship to artists like Richard Serra or John Chamberlain, as they do with raku-ware, a traditional pottery used in Japanese te...
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2010s Swiss Decorative Art
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Metal, Gold Leaf
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