Vintage Art Deco Style Lidded Verdigris Bronze Bowl - Style of Carl Sorensen

20th c., a pair of Japanese Kutani style porcelain lidded jars, stamped on Porcelaine de Paris underside of foot. The mark indicates the piece was produced in the 1970's. The jars are decorated in deep orange, tangerine and gold motifs on a white background. On one side, both jars have matching decoration depicting a scroll showing a pastoral scene. On the other side, each jar has a seperate floral depiction; one including bamboo. Both are highly decorative. Founded 1773 by Jean-Baptiste Locre, Porcelaine de Paris, was one of the first manufactures to use the Chinese secret of porcelain. It immediately aimed for the luxury trade, selling to the Royal Courts of Europe. After surviving the French Revolution, Porcelaine de Paris steadily produced tableware as well as purely decorative pieces, receiving orders from all over Europe. Productivity was astonishing, creating one new model every day over 30 years! Around 1830, Jean-Marx Clauss, a German-born potter bought a building at Rue de la Pierre-Levee, where he took over Locre's activity. M. Achille Bloch...

A 19th Century hand hewn tree trunk storage barrel with lid. This large lidded barrel has oodles of character. The organic shape of the barrel retains the shape of the tree from whic...

19th Century oval shaped lidded wooden rice container, likely Chinese. This is a hand hewn item made from a tree trunk and fitted with a base and lid mad...

Late 19th/Early 20th c., large Japanese Meiji bronze floor urn. The principal decoration on both sides of the vase is rendered in beautiful and strong relief. One side depicts birds, possibly skylarks, in flight and on flowering cherry blossom branches. The opposite side depicts herons wading and alighting on a flowering tree. the upper and lower portions of urn are decorated with repeating arched lozenges detailed with scrolls and flora. The urn is adorned with foo dog handles, unmarked. This is an impressive and beautiful bronze urn. In bronze-working, Meiji period craftsmen were newly empowered to attempt distinctive, innovative, and complex pieces. Makers were influenced less by the West than by China, which had had a relationship with Japan stretching back thousands of years, far further than Japan’s recent association with Western powers. Artistry in bronze-work reached new heights in the Meiji period, as a number of metalworking schools developed, creating intricate pieces including vases, sculptures...

Mid 20th c., Art Deco style tobacco saddle leather club chair with short wood feet, an attached back cushion and loose seat cushion, unlabeled. A very comfortable chair. It has a slo...

Jean Marais (French 1913-1998), a black lustre glazed terracotta vase of nudes holding draped scarves, c.1960, signed 'Jean Marais'. Included in the sale is a hardcover copy of L'O...

A beautiful Art Deco or Arts & Crafts verdigris bronze vase with flower frog By Carl Sorensen USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6.38"W x 6.38"D x 6.75"H. Good original vintage co...

Art Deco Bronze Verdigris centerpiece bowl by Carl Sorensen.

Tall Art Deco Bronze Trumpet Vase by Philadelphia metalsmith and Tiffany designer Carl Sorensen. Featuring a handcrafted vase form, polished GOld toned ...

1960's mid-century modern Carl Sorensen design bronze bowl with lid, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.

1960 patinated bronze base by the famous designer Carl Sorensen. This Art Deco piece has shinny bronze lines evenly spaced in the rim and bottom of the vase that give great contrast ...

A rare and unusual Carl Sorensen collection of desk accessories-stamps, blotters, letter openers, ink blotters. Beautiful bronze patina and verdigris finish.