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Chinese Cracked Ice Square Table, c. 1900
Chinese Cracked Ice Square Table, c. 1900

Chinese Cracked Ice Square Table, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This low side table honors traditional Chinese furniture forms with a simple squared frame and cracked ice lattice sides. Cracked ice lattice, known as "binglei," was a popular 17th-...

Category

20th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Cobalt Blue & White Prunus Blossom & Cracked Ice Chinese Porcelain Vase
Cobalt Blue & White Prunus Blossom & Cracked Ice Chinese Porcelain Vase

Cobalt Blue & White Prunus Blossom & Cracked Ice Chinese Porcelain Vase

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

The prunus blossom, also known as the plum blossom, is artfully depicted with branches and buds against a backdrop resembling cracked ice, a design often associated with winter and r...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A Set of Four Iconic McGuire Rattan Cracked Ice Chairs
A Set of Four Iconic McGuire Rattan Cracked Ice Chairs

A Set of Four Iconic McGuire Rattan Cracked Ice Chairs

By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire

Located in Vero Beach, FL

A set of four iconic McGuire Cracked Ice rattan dining chairs designed by breakthrough innovator Elinor McGuire in 1968.

Category

Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane, Rattan

Set of Five Mid Century Modern Murano Cracked Ice Wall Sconces Italy
Set of Five Mid Century Modern Murano Cracked Ice Wall Sconces Italy

Set of Five Mid Century Modern Murano Cracked Ice Wall Sconces Italy

By Mazzega

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Simple and elegant cracked ice wall sconces. In excellent condition with minimal wear.

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

A Set of Four Iconic Elinor McGuire Rattan Cracked Ice Chairs
A Set of Four Iconic Elinor McGuire Rattan Cracked Ice Chairs

A Set of Four Iconic Elinor McGuire Rattan Cracked Ice Chairs

By McGuire, John and Elinor McGuire

Located in Vero Beach, FL

A set of four genuine iconic McGuire rattan Cracked Ice chairs designed by breakthrough innovator Elinor McGuire in 1968.

Category

Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane, Rattan

Set of Four Rattan and Leather "Cracked Ice" Stryle Dining Chairs
Set of Four Rattan and Leather "Cracked Ice" Stryle Dining Chairs

Set of Four Rattan and Leather "Cracked Ice" Stryle Dining Chairs

Located in Germantown, MD

Beautiful Set of Four Rattan and leather wraps "Cracked Ice" Style Dining Chairs. Measures 23" in width, 25" in depth and 39" in height.

Category

Mid-20th Century Philippine Other Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Rattan

Set of Eight McGuire Rattan "Cracked Ice" Dining Chairs
Set of Eight McGuire Rattan "Cracked Ice" Dining Chairs

Set of Eight McGuire Rattan "Cracked Ice" Dining Chairs

By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire

Located in Hamburg, PA

An elegant set of eight McGuire "Cracked Ice" Dining Chairs with hand-crafted rawhide leather binding and caned seats.

Category

20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Cane, Rattan

Art Deco Cracked Ice Molded Ice Bucket with Silver Plate Rim and Handle
Art Deco Cracked Ice Molded Ice Bucket with Silver Plate Rim and Handle

Art Deco Cracked Ice Molded Ice Bucket with Silver Plate Rim and Handle

Located in Nantucket, MA

Vintage molded glass ice bucket of pail form with a frosted surface molded to resemble cracked ice.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Set of Six Genuine McGuire "Cracked Ice" Rattan Dining Chairs
Set of Six Genuine McGuire "Cracked Ice" Rattan Dining Chairs

Set of Six Genuine McGuire "Cracked Ice" Rattan Dining Chairs

By McGuire

Located in Rio Vista, CA

An exceptional genuine labeled set of six McGuire "Cracked Ice" rattan armchairs (Model # MCM90) featuring the signature namesake open fretwork backs in an oval frame.

Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane, Rattan

Crackled Finish Signed  McGuire Cracked Ice Chairs with Leather Lashing
Crackled Finish Signed  McGuire Cracked Ice Chairs with Leather Lashing

Crackled Finish Signed McGuire Cracked Ice Chairs with Leather Lashing

By John and Elinor McGuire

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Iconic Cracked Ice Chair by McGuire. The three are in exceptional condition and have beautiful, in tact, leather lashing.

Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Rattan

Elmwood Lamp Table with Single Drawer, Horsehoof Feet and Cracked Ice Shelf
Elmwood Lamp Table with Single Drawer, Horsehoof Feet and Cracked Ice Shelf

Elmwood Lamp Table with Single Drawer, Horsehoof Feet and Cracked Ice Shelf

Located in Yonkers, NY

The legs secure an eye-catching lower shelf adorned with intricate cracked ice patterns, enhancing the table’s aesthetic appeal and providing additional space for storage or display.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Elm

Three-Tiered Accent Lamp Table with Cracked Ice Shelf and Horse Hoof Feet
Three-Tiered Accent Lamp Table with Cracked Ice Shelf and Horse Hoof Feet

Three-Tiered Accent Lamp Table with Cracked Ice Shelf and Horse Hoof Feet

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Qing Dynasty period three-tiered accent lamp table from the 19th century with fretwork geometric cracked ice lower shelf, horse hoof feet and carved apron.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Black and White Transferware Marble or Cracked Ice Ironstone Plates, Set of 4
Black and White Transferware Marble or Cracked Ice Ironstone Plates, Set of 4

Black and White Transferware Marble or Cracked Ice Ironstone Plates, Set of 4

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A set of four early 19th Century English Ironstone, twelve sided plates in a ‘Marble’ pattern, sometimes called ‘Cracked Ice.’ A tissue printed sheet pattern, applied under the glaze...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates

Materials

Ironstone

Cracked Ice Mahogany Console Table by Thomas Throop Black Creek Design In Stock
Cracked Ice Mahogany Console Table by Thomas Throop Black Creek Design In Stock

Cracked Ice Mahogany Console Table by Thomas Throop Black Creek Design In Stock

By Black Creek Designs LLC

Located in New Canaan, CT

The sculpted and bowed stretcher gracefully supports a floating top, veneered with a uniquely selected figured sapele mahogany swirl arranged in an Asian cracked ice pattern. This in...

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Sapele Wood

Cracked Ice Mahogany Console by Thomas Throop  Black Creek Design  Made to Order
Cracked Ice Mahogany Console by Thomas Throop  Black Creek Design  Made to Order

Cracked Ice Mahogany Console by Thomas Throop Black Creek Design Made to Order

By Black Creek Designs LLC

Located in New Canaan, CT

The sculpted and bowed stretcher gracefully supports a floating top, veneered with a uniquely selected figured sapele mahogany swirl arranged in an Asian cracked ice pattern. This in...

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Sapele Wood

German Mid-Century Modern Tall Ice Glass Vase
German Mid-Century Modern Tall Ice Glass Vase

German Mid-Century Modern Tall Ice Glass Vase

Located in Rümmingen, BW

This tall ice glass vase stands 27.5 cm high with a 9 cm diameter, featuring a distinctive textured surface that mimics the look of cracked ice.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Cut Glass, Glass

Louis XV Style Duvinage Brass-Inlaid Marquetry Games Table
Louis XV Style Duvinage Brass-Inlaid Marquetry Games Table

Louis XV Style Duvinage Brass-Inlaid Marquetry Games Table

By Ferdinand Duvinage

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Attributed to Ferdinand Duvinage, the shaped square hinged handkerchief top rotating open to reveal a felt top, the frieze with two drawers, the whole inlaid with brass "cracked ice"...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Game Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

New and Modern Moroccan Design Rug
New and Modern Moroccan Design Rug

New and Modern Moroccan Design Rug

Located in New York, NY

This rustic, high pile scatter shows a subtle, large scale cracked ice outline pattern forming quasi lozenges and other shapes on the eggshell ground.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Rug
Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Rug

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Rug

Located in Chicago, IL

A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Peking rug with an all-over pink and cream floral pattern set against a dark indigo background and surrounded by a simple floral and vine patte...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Hammered Diamonds Pave Set 14K Yellow Gold Huggie Hoops Earrings
Hammered Diamonds Pave Set 14K Yellow Gold Huggie Hoops Earrings

Hammered Diamonds Pave Set 14K Yellow Gold Huggie Hoops Earrings

By Galt & Bro. Jewelers

Located in Tysons, VA

The hoops are adorned with a pattern resembling cracked ice, adding a unique visual interest. Set on a minimalist gold stand, the earrings exude a contemporary charm.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Totem sculpture in fractal resin signed by Matius, France, 1970s
Totem sculpture in fractal resin signed by Matius, France, 1970s

Totem sculpture in fractal resin signed by Matius, France, 1970s

Located in Marinha Grande, PT

This material is made by passing an electric current through the resin, which gives it the appearance of amber-colored crystals or cracked ice. It can be illuminated and thus used as...

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Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Pair of Chinese Hardwood Carved Demilune Tables
Pair of Chinese Hardwood Carved Demilune Tables

Pair of Chinese Hardwood Carved Demilune Tables

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Each four legged table is mounted to a conforming base with a decorative cracked ice motif lattice insert. The tables have beautiful cabriole legs with scalloped aprons ending with s...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Chinese Red Cloisonné Zodiac Vases, with Stands
Pair of Chinese Red Cloisonné Zodiac Vases, with Stands

Pair of Chinese Red Cloisonné Zodiac Vases, with Stands

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of Chinese red cloisonné zodiac vases, with stands, each one with gilt brass phoenix bird ring handles, with 'cracked ice' and floating animal medallions. Complete with associat...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Modernist Stacked Ice Cube Table Lamp in Smoked Rose Lucite on Octagonal Base
Modernist Stacked Ice Cube Table Lamp in Smoked Rose Lucite on Octagonal Base

Modernist Stacked Ice Cube Table Lamp in Smoked Rose Lucite on Octagonal Base

Located in New York, NY

Features an octagonal base with the body of the lamp composed of three substantial lucite cubes in a smoked rose hue rotating around one another, with a beautiful organic internal st...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Murano Ice Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
Vintage Murano Ice Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1970s

Vintage Murano Ice Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1970s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Each plate is unique because it is handcrafted. The Ice glass objects are distinguished by their cracked-look.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Late Qing Dynasty Side Table with Low Geometric Style Shelf
Late Qing Dynasty Side Table with Low Geometric Style Shelf

Late Qing Dynasty Side Table with Low Geometric Style Shelf

Located in Yonkers, NY

The central part presents a shelf with slightly recessed panel while the bottom is made of a low shelf with cracked ice fretwork patterns. The ensemble is raised on darker toned stra...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Samson "Chinese Export" Armorial Porcelain Covered Vases
Pair of Antique Samson "Chinese Export" Armorial Porcelain Covered Vases

Pair of Antique Samson "Chinese Export" Armorial Porcelain Covered Vases

By Edmé Samson

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Highly decorative pair of Famille Rose vases that are painted in typical palette with leaves, flowers with blue "cracked ice" at top and bottom and with a coat of arms.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood
Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood

Antique Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray of Coconut Wood

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Unusual Chinese Scholars’ Incense Tray, beautifully crafted of wood covered in a parquetry of small pieces of coconut wood in a “Cracked Ice” pattern, small footed base with flared r...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Coconut

Chinese Export Silver Box
Chinese Export Silver Box

Chinese Export Silver Box

By Hung Chong & Co.

Located in London, GB

Chinese Export Silver Table Box of rectangular shape, embossed and chased with prunus decoration on a "cracked-ice" background and with a single oval vacant cartouche on the hinged l...

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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Late Qing Dynasty Carved Hardwood Side Tables or Stands Southern Chinese
Late Qing Dynasty Carved Hardwood Side Tables or Stands Southern Chinese

Late Qing Dynasty Carved Hardwood Side Tables or Stands Southern Chinese

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Late Qing dynasty carved hardwood side tables or stands or tea tables, Southern Chinese, A good example of tea tables with finely carved frieze panelled middle and attractive "c...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Furniture

Materials

Wood

Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960
Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960

Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960

By Sciolari Lighting, Venini

Located in Portland, OR

The lamp having ten 'cracked ice' glass shades in a circle surrounding one larger shade, the chrome base of globular form and standing on a large circular foot.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Chinese Blue & White Jar with Scholars' Objects
Chinese Blue & White Jar with Scholars' Objects

Chinese Blue & White Jar with Scholars' Objects

Located in Chicago, IL

The quadrilobe cartouches are contrasted by an allover cracked ice pattern (binglei) dotted with plum blossoms.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage William Adams & Sons Staffordshire Pottery Dishes “Chinese Bird” Pair
Vintage William Adams & Sons Staffordshire Pottery Dishes “Chinese Bird” Pair

Vintage William Adams & Sons Staffordshire Pottery Dishes “Chinese Bird” Pair

By William Adams (Potter)

Located in San Diego, CA

The design features a central cartouche with pheasant perched on a basket , surrounded by a blue and white cracked ice mosaic background. This is a set of two plates: Large 12”L, 9”...

Category

Vintage 1950s English Neoclassical Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Art Deco Crackle Glass Set
Art Deco Crackle Glass Set

Art Deco Crackle Glass Set

Located in New York, NY

Crackle glass is produced by inserting the hot glass into cold water during production to create a "cracked ice" effect. Double row of gleaming cabochons form necklace and bracelet.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Link Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chinese Porcelain Solifleur Vase, Qing-Style Prunus Design, Circa 1900
Chinese Porcelain Solifleur Vase, Qing-Style Prunus Design, Circa 1900

Chinese Porcelain Solifleur Vase, Qing-Style Prunus Design, Circa 1900

Located in Glasgow, GB

The vase is decorated with the prunus cracked ice pattern, a well-established decorative motif associated with late Qing porcelain.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Note the carved wooden panel, lacquered headrest pillow, and pair of stone drum stools carved with a cracked ice pattern.

Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850

Framed Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Note the carved wooden panel, lacquered headrest pillow, and pair of stone drum stools carved with a cracked ice pattern.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Antique Chinese Export Garniture or Plum Vase in the Hawthorne Prunus Pattern
Antique Chinese Export Garniture or Plum Vase in the Hawthorne Prunus Pattern

Antique Chinese Export Garniture or Plum Vase in the Hawthorne Prunus Pattern

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In the Hawthorne pattern, with blossoming prunus branch decoration throughout on a blue & white 'cracked ice' (冰裂) ground. Simply a wonderful vase!

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Rare and Unusual Vintage Geometric Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber White/Mocha Rug
Rare and Unusual Vintage Geometric Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber White/Mocha Rug

Rare and Unusual Vintage Geometric Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber White/Mocha Rug

Located in Milan, IT

The result looks like a knotted rendition of cracked ice, as the half lozenges don't match each other precisely in symmetry.

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...

Materials

Wool

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest

Located in Chicago, IL

The playful scene is surrounded by a cracked ice pattern dotted with plum blossoms, symbols of winter and longevity.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest

Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest

Located in Chicago, IL

The playful scene is surrounded by a cracked ice pattern dotted with plum blossoms, symbols of winter and longevity.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Early, Rare and Unusual Geometric Design Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Early, Rare and Unusual Geometric Design Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug

Early, Rare and Unusual Geometric Design Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug

Located in Milan, IT

The result looks like a knotted rendition of cracked ice, as the half lozenges don't match each other precisely in symmetry.

Category

Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Staffordshire Oriental Tooth Paste Lidded Pot, circa 1880
Staffordshire Oriental Tooth Paste Lidded Pot, circa 1880

Staffordshire Oriental Tooth Paste Lidded Pot, circa 1880

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Transfer printed in black on a creamy white earthenware, the base and the sides of the lid are printed in a pattern often called, “Cracked Ice.” Before toothpaste was packaged in tu...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Prunus Rouleau Vase, Kangxi, Late 19th
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Prunus Rouleau Vase, Kangxi, Late 19th

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Prunus Rouleau Vase, Kangxi, Late 19th

Located in Nottingham, GB

Its richly painted surface is adorned with the beloved prunus-on-cracked-ice pattern, symbolic of resilience and the arrival of spring.

Category

Antique 19th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Baker Milling Road Pencil Reed Sideboard
Vintage Baker Milling Road Pencil Reed Sideboard

Vintage Baker Milling Road Pencil Reed Sideboard

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The design is uniquely accented with ebonized, textured panels on the top and sides, featuring a sophisticated "cracked ice" motif that provides a striking contemporary contrast to t...

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Bohemian Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus & Birds' Jar/Vase & Cover Earlier Qing Dynasty
Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus & Birds' Jar/Vase & Cover Earlier Qing Dynasty

Chinese Blue & White 'Prunus & Birds' Jar/Vase & Cover Earlier Qing Dynasty

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The vase is beautifully decorated with delicate flowering prunus branches, symbolizing resilience and renewal, intertwined with perched birds, all set against a rich cobalt blue 'cra...

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Stylish 20th Century "Sheaf Of Wheat" Dining Table By Mcguire c.1970
Stylish 20th Century "Sheaf Of Wheat" Dining Table By Mcguire c.1970

Stylish 20th Century "Sheaf Of Wheat" Dining Table By Mcguire c.1970

By John and Elinor McGuire

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Elinor, too, designed some of the brand’s popular pieces, such as 1968’s Cracked Ice chair. With its rattan oval back a dazzling celebration of geometric forms that give it its charm...

Category

20th Century American Other Dining Room Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

D12 Japanese Antiques four doors, fittings, Washi Shoji door Zigzag Pattern
D12 Japanese Antiques four doors, fittings, Washi Shoji door Zigzag Pattern

D12 Japanese Antiques four doors, fittings, Washi Shoji door Zigzag Pattern

Located in Niiza, JP

Material: Cedar wood, paper Size: Width 505 x Height 1375 x Depth 30 mm weight 5kg/total Estimate Packaging (9 mm thick plywood sandwiched) : 20 cm x 59 cm x 147 cm, weight 15kg S...

Category

20th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Cedar, Paper

20th Century American Dining Table & Four Chairs By McGuire
20th Century American Dining Table & Four Chairs By McGuire

20th Century American Dining Table & Four Chairs By McGuire

By McGuire

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Elinor, too, designed some of the brand’s popular pieces, such as 1968’s Cracked Ice chair. With its rattan oval back a dazzling celebration of geometric forms that give it its charm...

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Glass, Fabric, Bamboo

Ice Cave, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Ice Cave, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Ice Cave, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Laverne Chisan

Located in Yardley, PA

Space, with cracked edges and iced etches :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signe...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

MCM "Lunaria" Full Lead Crystal Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Skruf of Sweden
MCM "Lunaria" Full Lead Crystal Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Skruf of Sweden

MCM "Lunaria" Full Lead Crystal Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Skruf of Sweden

By Tapio Wirkkala, Skruf

Located in San Diego, CA

Originally conceptualized as the iconic "Lunaria" series, this organic, heavy-gauge crystal bowl features a highly tactile, textured exterior resembling cracked glacier ice and the r...

Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

Citron Bathroom Vanity Cabinet-Hand-Dyed Eggplant Goatskin w/ Crystal Resin Sink
Citron Bathroom Vanity Cabinet-Hand-Dyed Eggplant Goatskin w/ Crystal Resin Sink

Citron Bathroom Vanity Cabinet-Hand-Dyed Eggplant Goatskin w/ Crystal Resin Sink

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Its highlight is the extraordinary ice-cracked crystal resin sink, designed to shimmer as light reflects through its fractured surface.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Vanities

Materials

Resin, Parchment Paper

Andrianna Shamaris St. Barts Aqua Side Table
Andrianna Shamaris St. Barts Aqua Side Table

Andrianna Shamaris St. Barts Aqua Side Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Barts side table is a unique variation of the teak and cracked resin cube. Ice blue or aqua resin is first cracked and added into the natural grooves of the bleached teak wood, sande...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Resin, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Aqua Resin and Teak Wood Side Table
Andrianna Shamaris Aqua Resin and Teak Wood Side Table

Andrianna Shamaris Aqua Resin and Teak Wood Side Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Barts side table is a unique variation of the teak and cracked resin cube. Ice blue, aqua resin or new to 2022 deep sea blue resin, is cracked and added into the natural grooves of t...

Category

2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Resin, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

American Trails by James Sparshatt. Large Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2013
American Trails by James Sparshatt. Large Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2013

American Trails by James Sparshatt. Large Archival Print on Rag Paper, 2013

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Hours before sunrise the frozen lake was buffeted by winds. The ice cracked and groaned, the lake surface was whipped into waves…. and as the world turned star trails painted the sky.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Rag Paper

American Trails by James Sparshatt. Archival Print with Wooden Frame, 2013
American Trails by James Sparshatt. Archival Print with Wooden Frame, 2013

American Trails by James Sparshatt. Archival Print with Wooden Frame, 2013

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Hours before sunrise the frozen lake was buffeted by winds. The ice cracked and groaned, the lake surface was whipped into waves…. and as the world turned star trails painted the sky.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Wood

American Trails by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame
American Trails by James Sparshatt.  Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame

American Trails by James Sparshatt. Palladium Platinum Print with Float Frame

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

Hours before sunrise the frozen lake was buffeted by winds. The ice cracked and groaned, the lake surface was whipped into waves…. and as the world turned star trails painted the sky.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Platinum

1950s Free Standing Beauty Salon Styling Station with Mirror Vanity Hair Salon
1950s Free Standing Beauty Salon Styling Station with Mirror Vanity Hair Salon

1950s Free Standing Beauty Salon Styling Station with Mirror Vanity Hair Salon

Located in Monrovia, CA

The beauty styling station has the iconic beige ICE CRACKED FORMICA, grooved aluminum trimming, tubular foot rest and side footing, 3 compartments to the right side of the station, t...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

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Pair Of Cracked Ice Mirrors
Pair Of Cracked Ice Mirrors

Pair Of Cracked Ice Mirrors

Unavailable

H 60 in W 40 in D 3 in

Pair Of Cracked Ice Mirrors

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Cracked Ice metal mirrors with antiqued mirror and silver paint finish.

Category

Early 2000s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Metal

McGuire Cracked Ice Dining Chairs, Seat of Four
McGuire Cracked Ice Dining Chairs, Seat of Four

McGuire Cracked Ice Dining Chairs, Seat of Four

Unavailable

H 31 in W 23 in D 22 in

McGuire Cracked Ice Dining Chairs, Seat of Four

By McGuire

Located in San Francisco, CA

Presents a set of four cracked ice rattan dining chairs by McGuire. Designed in 1968 by Elinor McGuire.

Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Cane, Wood

Liverpool Fluted Teapot, Christian & Co, Cracked Ice & Flowers, C. 1770
Liverpool Fluted Teapot, Christian & Co, Cracked Ice & Flowers, C. 1770

Liverpool Fluted Teapot, Christian & Co, Cracked Ice & Flowers, C. 1770

By Seth Pennington Liverpool Porcelain

Located in Geelong, Victoria

., the fluted body boldly painted with flower sprays beneath a broad collar of underglaze blue with gold highlights forming a ‘Cracked Ice’ pattern, the lid with similar decoration a...

Category

Antique 1770s English Rococo Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Fruitwood D Table
Fruitwood D Table

Fruitwood D Table

Unavailable

H 34 in W 49 in D 20 in

Fruitwood D Table

Located in Seattle, WA

Antique Chinese Fruitwood D Table with Cracked Ice Lower Stretcher/ Shelf

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

1950s Jomaz brooch
1950s Jomaz brooch

1950s Jomaz brooch

By Jomaz

Located in San Francisco, CA

Spectacular brooch signed Jomaz from the 50s. Green "cracked ice" stones with clear rhinestones. 1.5 x 1.5 inches.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Brooches

Chinese Export Prunus Vase and Lid
Chinese Export Prunus Vase and Lid

Chinese Export Prunus Vase and Lid

Unavailable

H 15 in Dm 9.25 in

Chinese Export Prunus Vase and Lid

Located in Sheffield, MA

Chinese porcelain blue and white baluster-shaped vase and cover, decorated with prunus blossoms and branches set on a blue cracked ice background.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue And White Covered Temple Jar
Chinese Blue And White Covered Temple Jar

Chinese Blue And White Covered Temple Jar

Located in Wilton, CT

Decorated in Strong Shades of Underglaze Blue, Depicting one Hundred Antiques in Four Cartouches on a Background of Cracked Ice, a Harbinger of Spring.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Chinese Kangxi Period Blue and White Vase
Chinese Kangxi Period Blue and White Vase

Chinese Kangxi Period Blue and White Vase

Unavailable

H 19.5 in Dm 9 in

Chinese Kangxi Period Blue and White Vase

Located in Bronx, NY

Provenance: a Park Avenue collection Chinese Kangxi Period blue and white glazed porcelain vase, Gu decorated with blossoming white prunus on a 'cracked ice' ground.

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Rococo Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar
Chinese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar

Chinese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar

Located in Wilton, CT

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, Covered Ginger Jar Decorated with Prunus Flowerheads over a Background of Cracked Ice. Now both Base and Cover Drilled and Mounted as a Lamp.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Table Lamps

Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Wood Tea Tables
Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Wood Tea Tables

Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Wood Tea Tables

Unavailable

H 35.5 in W 18.75 in D 18.75 in

Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Wood Tea Tables

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Antique Chinese Tea Tables Shanghai Deco Tea Tables with Unusual Decorative Carving on Center Posts One Single Drawer with Open Middle Shelf and Open Cracked Ice Bottom She...

Category

Vintage 1930s Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

rosewood and marble desk
rosewood and marble desk

rosewood and marble desk

Unavailable

H NaN in

rosewood and marble desk

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A RARE rosewood desk with marble inserts in the top and drawer fronts, with a "cracked ice" pattern foot rest. Original brass hardware.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Desks

Materials

Marble

Peking Rug

Peking Rug

Unavailable

W 123 in L 108 in

Peking Rug

Located in San Francisco, CA

The rug has two major borders; an extremely rare “cracked-ice” inner border and a lovely outer border with flower sprigs, birds and trees.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Chinese Carved Window Panel
Antique Chinese Carved Window Panel

Antique Chinese Carved Window Panel

Unavailable

H 34 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

Antique Chinese Carved Window Panel

Located in Sherwood, OR

One vase/vessel includes an intricate carving in the cracked ice style. Hand carved from a solid piece of wood.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Blue and White Oval Tray
Chinese Export Blue and White Oval Tray

Chinese Export Blue and White Oval Tray

Unavailable

H 0.5 in W 10 in D 8 in

Chinese Export Blue and White Oval Tray

Located in Sheffield, MA

The border is a hawthorn pattern of prunus blossoms on cracked ice. Utterly charming.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Verte Balaster Shaped Vase
Chinese Famille Verte Balaster Shaped Vase

Chinese Famille Verte Balaster Shaped Vase

Unavailable

H 14.5 in Dm 8.5 in

Chinese Famille Verte Balaster Shaped Vase

Located in Sheffield, MA

Chinese porcelain famille verte baluster-shaped vase and lid decorated with two large panels enclosing birds perched on flowering tree branches, the panels are on a green cracked ice...

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Towle Sterling Ornament Nine Ladies Dancing with Box, 1979
Towle Sterling Ornament Nine Ladies Dancing with Box, 1979

Towle Sterling Ornament Nine Ladies Dancing with Box, 1979

By Towle Silversmiths

Located in Cookeville, TN

The back is made to look like cracked ice and is marked Towle Sterling, ©, 1979.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Other Religious Items

Materials

Sterling Silver

A pair of 19th Century Chinese porcelain bottle vases
A pair of 19th Century Chinese porcelain bottle vases

A pair of 19th Century Chinese porcelain bottle vases

Unavailable

H 16.93 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in

A pair of 19th Century Chinese porcelain bottle vases

Located in London, GB

From our collection of antique Chinese porcelain, this pair of 19th century blue and white bottle vases (46cm in height) with very fine tapered necks and fine decoration of plum blos...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Blue and White Moon Flask
Chinese Export Blue and White Moon Flask

Chinese Export Blue and White Moon Flask

Unavailable

H 11 in W 7.5 in D 3 in

Chinese Export Blue and White Moon Flask

Located in Sheffield, MA

Chinese export blue and white porcelain moon flask, the large cartouche at centre featuring two male figures, one holding an umbrella and three smaller figures carrying food, well de...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Vases with Lids
Pair of Chinese Vases with Lids

Pair of Chinese Vases with Lids

Unavailable

H 14.5 in Dm 6 in

Pair of Chinese Vases with Lids

Located in Sheffield, MA

Pair of Chinese porcelain blue and white baluster-shaped vases with lids decorated with two shield shapes enclosing containers on a low table, a large vase holding flowers, another v...

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Ceramic Glass-Makers Crucible C. 1960s
Ceramic Glass-Makers Crucible C. 1960s

Ceramic Glass-Makers Crucible C. 1960s

Unavailable

H 13 in Dm 18.5 in

Ceramic Glass-Makers Crucible C. 1960s

Located in Palm Springs, CA

The interior retains a "pool" of the melted glass remnants that appear as cracked ice and formed during the cooling process.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Antique 19th Century Chinese
Antique 19th Century Chinese

Antique 19th Century Chinese

Unavailable

W 48 in L 81 in

Antique 19th Century Chinese

Located in Aspen, CO

The design of the field, know as Cracked Ice, is rarely found today. The colors are all vegetal dyes with the classic Chinese blue field.

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Chinese Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Rouleau Vases
Chinese Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Rouleau Vases

Chinese Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Rouleau Vases

Located in Sheffield, MA

Pair of Chinese porcelain blue and white Rouleau shaped vases with straight cylindrical sides and a straight narrow neck, decorated with the prunus pattern of blossoms and branches o...

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Scholars’ Coconut Shell Incense Tray
Chinese Scholars’ Coconut Shell Incense Tray

Chinese Scholars’ Coconut Shell Incense Tray

Unavailable

H 1.5 in W 14.63 in D 9.88 in

Chinese Scholars’ Coconut Shell Incense Tray

Located in New York, NY

For another scholar’s item made from coconut shell in the cracked ice pattern see Bonham’s London Fine Chinese Art 9 November 2017, lot#105.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Coconut

Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folding Rocking Chair in Blonde Wood and Chrome.
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folding Rocking Chair in Blonde Wood and Chrome.

Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folding Rocking Chair in Blonde Wood and Chrome.

By Mailhot Et Freres

Located in Port Hope, ON

It is in good vintage condition with its original “cracked-ice vinyl” button-back upholstery banded with its original chrome studs with only some minor loss to the chrome tubular acc...

Category

Vintage 1940s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Ice Cracking Glaze Pattern Burner
Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Ice Cracking Glaze Pattern Burner

Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Ice Cracking Glaze Pattern Burner

Located in 景德镇市, CN

Ceramics produced in official kilns were typically of high quality and were often commissioned by the imperial court or aristocracy. "Ice cracking glaze" refers to a distinctive typ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

English Wedgwood Porcelain Fairyland Lustre Octagonal Daventry Pattern Bowl
English Wedgwood Porcelain Fairyland Lustre Octagonal Daventry Pattern Bowl

English Wedgwood Porcelain Fairyland Lustre Octagonal Daventry Pattern Bowl

By Wedgwood, Daisy Makeig-Jones

Located in Brooklyn, NY

English wedgwood porcelain Art Deco fairyland lustre octagonal bowl, painted in the "Daventry" pattern with deep red exterior and yellow-outlined black foliate motifs to each octagon...

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Copeland & Garrett Late Spode Ten-Piece Dessert Set
Copeland & Garrett Late Spode Ten-Piece Dessert Set

Copeland & Garrett Late Spode Ten-Piece Dessert Set

By Copeland & Garrett Spode

Located in Sheffield, MA

The border is decorated in polychrome enamels of a cracked ice pattern of cobalt blue with pink flowers and pointed petal flowers with gilding, the center with pink and red flowers a...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage 1980s Swedish Nybro Glasbruk "Iceberg" Glass Ashtray by Paul Isling
Vintage 1980s Swedish Nybro Glasbruk "Iceberg" Glass Ashtray by Paul Isling

Vintage 1980s Swedish Nybro Glasbruk "Iceberg" Glass Ashtray by Paul Isling

Located in London, England

The name "Iceberg" comes from its textured, frosted pattern that evokes cracked ice or glacial formations. Crafted from pressed clear glass, the piece features a smooth, tactile exte...

Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

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Cracked Ice For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic cracked ice available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of organic material, resin and wood, every cracked ice was constructed with great care. There are 20 variations of the antique or vintage cracked ice you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect cracked ice — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A cracked ice, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made cracked ice has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Andrianna Shamaris, McGuire Furniture Company and John and Elinor McGuire are consistently popular.

How Much is a Cracked Ice?

A cracked ice can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,566, while the lowest priced sells for $495 and the highest can go for as much as $20,380.