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What style is toleware?
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Toleware, whose name comes from the French word tôle meaning painted sheet metal, refers to japanning on tin. This technique was popular in the 19th century and highly coveted in American collectables. Shop a range of toleware on 1stDibs.
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Italian Toleware White Poppy and Wheat Green Floral Bouquet Two-Light Sconce
Located in Barntrup, DE
Italian toleware white poppy and wheat green floral bouquet two-light sconce from circa the 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
A Superb Italian Toleware Umbrella Stand, Hand Painted Gold on Black
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Superb Italian Toleware Umbrella Stand, Hand Painted Gold on Black
A very unusual and attractive
Category
Vintage 1910s Regency Revival Umbrella Stands
Materials
Tin
Midcentury Italian Toleware Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian, midcentury, toleware table lamps feature graceful, painted metal bodies of entwined stems
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Toleware Pineapple Sconces
By Tony Duquette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic pair of wall sconces are very much in the Hollywood Regency style. And they make a defininte statement with their scale, form and finish.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron, Tin, Gold Leaf
Mid Century Italian Toleware Side Tray Table, circa 1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Collapsing toleware side table with decoration on the tray. Functional and easy to store.
Made in
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Italian Toleware Side Tray Table, circa 1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and very colorful tray table from Italy. Collapsing base makes for an easy storage
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
