Hourglasses
Hourglass by Tapio Wirkkala for Hetkinen Lapselle
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A dramatic and sharp hourglass encased in a lucite cube.
Category
20th Century Finnish More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Venini Two Colors Mini Hourglass/Clessidre, Unsigned
By Paolo Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great and rare find because is one of the small hourglass ever made by Venini. Also this
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Lucite Hourglass Sand Timer Sculpture After Charles Hollis Jones 1970
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury hourglass in bubble lucite with straight external lines. This fantastic item was
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Lucite
$578
H 4.73 in W 1.7 in D 1.7 in
1970s Pair of Vintage Lucite Hourglass Sculpture Style of Charles Hollis Jones
By Milo Baughman, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fun pair of functional sculptural accents.
Measures: LG - 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.
MD - 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Obelisks
Materials
Acrylic
$2,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 9.13 in W 4.13 in D 4.13 in
19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Paperweights
Materials
Brass
$708 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.5 in Dm 3.75 in
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Paolo Venini Murano Hourglass
By Paolo Venini
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hourglass by Paolo Venini. Made in Italy, circa 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Nautical Vintage Resin Hourglass and Paperweight
Located in Schagen, NL
Wonderful mid-century Resin Hourglass. Very decorative piece with multiple Nautical elements. Some
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Bohemian Paperweights
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Rare Auböck Horn Sandglass or Hourglass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A Auböck hourglass, with polished horn stand and glass bulb. Made by Auböck as a Merchandise
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Clocks
Materials
Glass, Horn
Blue Murano Glass Hourglass, VELENI by L+W, 2022, Limited Edition Collectibles
By Lanzavecchia + Wai
Located in Milan, IT
"A delicate yet beautifully emblematic object symbolizing the passing of time, VELENI’s Hourglass
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
H 13.98 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Oversized 1960s Hourglass
Located in Garnerville, NY
Late 20th Century oversized hourglass. Large and impressive time piece with a wood structure with a
Category
Vintage 1960s More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Wood
"Hourglass" by Andy Paiko
By Andy Paiko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Hourglass" is a functional blown glass hourglass by Portland, Oregon artist Andy Paiko.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Hourglass By Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculptural and uncommon (only a small quantity was produced in the 1960s) hourglass precisely
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Large Hourglass with Pink Sand
By Pols Potten
Located in Greenwich, CT
This large two hour long hourglass is both decorative and functional. Place on the table or shelf
Category
2010s Dutch Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Large Hourglass with Pink Sand
By Pols Potten
Located in Greenwich, CT
This large two hour long hourglass is both decorative and functional. Place on the table or shelf
Category
2010s Dutch Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Modern Large Brass White Sand Hourglass
Located in Astoria, NY
Modern large brass white sand hourglass / timer, unmarked. This item is not functional
Category
Mid-20th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
French Vintage Encased Monumental Hourglass Lucite Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic vintage French encased large Lucite hourglass object /sculpture is mesmerizing. The
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Masonic Or Odd Fellow Fraternal Regalia Hourglass
Located in York County, PA
MASONIC OR ODD FELLOW FRATERNAL REGALIA HOURGLASS, FOUND IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 1880-90:
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desk Accessories
Vintage Paolo Venini Incalmo Clessidra Hourglass, circa 1950
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and scarce vintage Italian art glass incalmo 'Clessidra' hourglass designed by Paolo Venini
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Modernist Lucite Hourglass Sculpture with Ice Blue Sand, Franco Scuderi
By Franco Scuderi
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Lucite hourglass cube with ice blue sand. Beautiful object. Clear acrylic Lucite
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Large Sculptural Lucite Hourglass on Pivoting Stand circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Massive Lucite hour glass consisting of a fine-grained two hour device embedded in a heavy block of clear acrylic suspended on a pivoting stand for ease of rotation, ca. 1960s.
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Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Regency Brass Hour Glass - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
crafted pieces feature gleaming brass and classic hourglass design, perfect for adding a touch of
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Paperweights
Materials
Metal
Murano Pink Black Filigrana Ribbons Italian Art Glass Pedestal Paperweight
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Kissimmee, FL
with an hourglass design. Would make a great display piece on any desk, vanity or coffee table. Mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
19th Century English Hourglass
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English hourglass made from pine. The top and bottom have hand-carved pie crust edges
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Pine
19th Century English Hourglass
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique English hourglass. Walnut turnings with nice old greenish glass with bubbles, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Unusual Little Lucite Hourglass
Located in Pasadena, CA
This lucite hourglass looking bubbles within yellow and green tinted lucite. The object sits on a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Glass
Modernist Sculptural Hourglass, circa 1985
By Venini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist sculptural hourglass. circa 1985.
Category
20th Century American Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Antique Hourglass Early 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Early 19th century hourglass. Continental. Blown glass. Oak and pine.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Hand-Carved Hourglass
Located in High Point, NC
19th century hand-carved hourglass from England. The top and bottom are hand-carved and are joined
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass, Oak
Modernist Blue Hourglass, 1990's
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist blue hour glass, 1990's.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
Turned Column Hourglass Early 20th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Turned column hourglass. Early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Vintage Art Nouveau Tin Hourglass, Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage hourglass is a wonderful item: a twisted tin hourglass with an incredible fineness of
Category
Early 20th Century European More Desk Accessories
Materials
Tin
Four Brass Post Glass Hourglass on Turned Wooden Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Four brass post glass hourglass on turned wooden stand.
Category
Late 20th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Paolo Venini Murano Hourglass Amethyst and Sapphire, Clessidra
By Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Hourglass in transparent amethyst and sapphire glass,
circa 1957.
Measure: 19 cm high.
Known as
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Colorful Murano Hourglass Clessidre Italian Art Glass Vintage Objects
By Venini, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Yellow, Green and Orange with Gray "Clessidre" Hourglass Sculptural Objects. The Yellow and Green pieces
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Carl Aubock Horn Hourglass, Sand Timer, Brass, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and rare modernist hour glass/sand clock from the 1950s. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Austria. Made of cow horn with a brass top. In excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse Zodiac Twins Mid-Century Hourglass, Brass, Hertha Baller, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist hour glass / sand timer, made of brass, displaying the zodiac sign twins, Austria, 1950s, designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller. In very good cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Paolo Venini, Italy, "Clessidra" Sandglass
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Venini mouth blown hourglass, strong dark blue and green color.
Designed in 1957, the largest of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Post-Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Hour Glass Sand Timer Lovely Decortive Piece Must See Pictures
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage hourglass sand timer
A very decorative
Category
20th Century English Country More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Glass
Reserved for Suhas
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
. The pedestal is all black glass with an hourglass design. Would make a great display piece on any desk
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Christofle Hourglass
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful form by Christofle. A silver plated hourglass with a cerulean sand running through it.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Silver Plate
Ovesized Midcentury Brass Hourglass
Located in Chicago, IL
Ovesized Midcentury brass hourglass
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Small Clear Resin Hourglass
Located in New York, NY
1970's French small clear resin hourglass.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Pair of Venini Incalmo Clessidre Hourglasses
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of early Venini "Clessidre" hourglasses. Designed in 1957 by Fulvio Bianconi for
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Clear and Black Resin Hourglass
Located in New York, NY
1970's French clear and black resin hourglass. Measures 2.5 minute increments.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Resin
Assortment of Venini Incalmo Clessidre Hourglasses
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful assortment of three Venini "Clessidre" hourglasses. Designed in 1957 by Fulvio Bianconi
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Brass Hour Glass
Located in North Egremont, MA
Mid century brass and glass hourglass
Category
Vintage 1960s European Desk Accessories
Exceptional Office Inkwell, Gilded Bronze Mounted Shell, Germany, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
originality of its creation, the ink reservoir and the hourglass in gilded bronze
are encrusted in a conical
Category
Antique 18th Century German Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
H 6.11 in W 4.14 in D 4.14 in
Large Polished Brass Hourglass
Located in San Francisco, CA
Huge polished brass hourglass.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1940's English Hourglass
Located in Chicago, IL
1940's English Hourglass with brass holder
Category
Vintage 1940s English Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Large 19th Century Hourglass
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
A large 19th century hourglass with clear glass blown bulbs woven together, the sand timer is
Category
Antique 19th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Blown Glass
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini “Clessidre” Murano Hourglass
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in San Francisco, CA
A vintage “Clessidre” hourglass designed in 1957 by Fulvio Bianconi for Murano glass studio Venini
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
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Located in San Diego, CA
A fun solid walnut sculptural jewelry box by Eric Arcese, circa 2000s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 5.75"W x 4.25"D x 4"H. The box's lid pivots in two pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
FLOTILLA Chandelier in Brass and Terracotta Enamel by Blueprint Lighting 2021
By Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
The Flotilla ceiling fixture designed by Blueprint Lighting; a playful piece of functional sculpture inspired by the "Flotilla" fabric designed by Lucienne Day, 1952. This fixtures w...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$7,800 / item
H 8 in W 48 in D 17 in
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass.
Price is for the pair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Stilnovo, Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting.
Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$1,275 / item
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
Large LUhans Indoor Outdoor Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of our Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, this larger version LUhans patinated un-lacquered copper indoor outdoor sconce is inspired by Scandinavian mid-century design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights a...
Materials
Copper
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal
Finish: Gold or Silver gilding
Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau".
UL listing available for an additional charge.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp / Flush Pende, Re Edit
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations. Hammered originally. Works-number M115, pattern-book of the Wiener Werkstaette: WWM...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$1,956 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 4.73 in
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Grey Acquamarine Murano Glass
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Clocks
Materials
Murano Glass
Disc Pink Glass Chandelier by Vistosi Style. Murano
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Amazing Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 36 fantastic iridescent alabaster pink discs in a nickel metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 44,...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Venini Clessidre Glass Hourglass in Pink and Gray by Fulvio Bianconi
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidre Hourglass, designed by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi, was originally designed in 1957. Available in different colors, the grey / mint green version is a limited edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$1,386 / item
H 9.85 in Dm 3.94 in
Joy Wall Lamps Small by Draga&Aurel Resin, 21st Century
By Draga & Aurel
Located in Como, IT
Drawing inspiration from the Space Age, Joy wall lamp emerges as an eye-catching luminous sculpture. Its vibrant colors are meticulously handcrafted in our atelier by layering epoxy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Resin
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing.
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Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Architectural Elements
Materials
Fiberglass
$168,586
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
Custom Sabine Chandelier by Oly Studio.
By Oly Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate the ambiance of your space with the exquisite Custom Sabina Chandelier by Oly Studio. Crafted with a sleek metal frame and adorned with a luxurious fabric shade, this stunnin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Venini Small Clessidra Hourglass in Grey & Red
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Clessidre glass vase in Gray/red. Limited edition in 199 art pieces for each color.
Color: Gray/Red
Technique: Incalmo
Dimensions: Ø 13.5 cm, H 24 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Set of 6 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed set of 6 "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
These folding chairs are made of very rar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
$2,528 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
"Ping II" Polished Aluminum Small Table by Giuseppe Chigiotti for Driade
By Giuseppe Chigiotti, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Ping II" is a polished aluminum small table, designed by Giuseppe Chigiotti and manufactured by Driade.
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Materials
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$429 / item
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