$1,401Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 9.85 in
Sicilian Moorish Heads Pair in Polished Lava Stone, Limited Edition
Located in Milano, IT
matted. The Moor heads depict two heads of a man and a woman in typical Sicilian dress. The man has a
Lava
$6,803
H 24.41 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Grimilde Head by Vanessa Semaino
By Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
of typical Sicilian Moorish heads. But there’s more: the artwork goes further by incorporating
Ceramic, Clay
Vintage Italian Pottery Old Sicilian Caltagirone Head Vase Majolica Moor
Located in San Diego, CA
Old Sicilian pottery Moorish head vase, circa early/mid 20th century signed.
Ceramic
$1,351Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
Moorish Head, Handmade Sicily, Vase, Size L, Colorful, Metallized Finishing E23
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its traditions, draw
Enamel
$401Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Couple of S size, moorish heads, lady and gentleman. Handmade in sicily
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Handmade in Italy Sicilian design moorish heads
Ceramic
$271Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
ISIDE I11, Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Centerpiece, Size S
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$686Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
ISIDE I11, Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Centerpiece, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,054Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
Venere V11, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Black/White
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$907Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
Moorish Head, Handmade Sicily, Vase, Size M, Colorful, Metallized Finishing E23
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$283Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Venere V11, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Black/White
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$453Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Moorish Head, Handmade Sicily, Vase, Size S, Colorful, Metallized Finishing E23
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,886Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
ISIDE I19, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,886Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
ISIDE I21, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,271Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
ISIDE I15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,250Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
Iside I21, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,271Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
ISIDE I17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,250Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
ISIDE I19, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$930Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
POP Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Vase, Size L, Choose Your Color
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
, as in a fairy tale, an incredible civilization that is the sicilian culture. The moorish heads in
Enamel
$258Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 9.45 in Dm 6.3 in
POP Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Vase, Size S, Choose Your Color
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
, as in a fairy tale, an incredible civilization that is the sicilian culture. The moorish heads in
Enamel
$726Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 14.97 in Dm 10.24 in
POP Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Vase, Size M, Choose Your Color
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
, as in a fairy tale, an incredible civilization that is the sicilian culture. The moorish heads in
Enamel
$1,008Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
ISIDE I11, Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Centerpiece, Size L. Vase.
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,009Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
ISIDE I12.Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Centerpiece, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,351Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
Moorish Head, Handmade Sicily Vase, Size L, Colorful, Choose Paint & Colors E19
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,324Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
Goddess E15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size L, Bichrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$806Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
ISIDE I15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$464Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Iside I21, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size S
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$403Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
ISIDE I15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, Size S
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$403Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
ISIDE I17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, Size S
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$464Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Iside I19, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size S
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$271Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
ISIDE I12, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Centerpiece, Size S
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,054Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
Goddess E11, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size L, Monochrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,054Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
God E11, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size L. Monochrome.
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$885Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
Goddess E15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size M, Bichrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$907Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 14.18 in Dm 10.24 in
Moorish Head, Handmade Sicily Vase, Size M, Colorful, Choose Paint & Colors E19
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$453Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Moorish Head, Handmade Sicily Vase, Size S, Colorful Choose Paint & Colors E19
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$283Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
God E12, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size S. Monochrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$443Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 9.45 in Dm 6.3 in
Goddess E15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size S, Bichrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$283Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Goddess E11, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size S Monochrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The Moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$658Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
Goddess E11, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size M. Monochrome.
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$658Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
Venere V12, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Black/White M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$658Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
God E12, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size M, Monochrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,886Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 19.69 in Dm 12.6 in
Venere V23, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Gold Finish, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,886Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 19.69 in Dm 12.6 in
Venere V25, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Gold Finish, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,522Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
Venere V26, Woman's Moorish Head, Vase Without Crown, Handmade in Sicily, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,329Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 15.75 in Dm 10.24 in
Venere V23, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Gold Finish, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,329Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
God E17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Luxury Vase, Size L, Bichrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,351Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 19.69 in Dm 12.6 in
Venere V15, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Hand Painted, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The Moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,324Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 15.75 in Dm 10.24 in
Venere V25, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Gold Finish, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,351Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 19.69 in Dm 12.6 in
Venere V15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Hand Painted, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The Moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,351Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
Venere V26, Man's Moorish Head, Vase without Crown, Handmade in Sicily, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$806Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
ISIDE I17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful Vase Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$686Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
ISIDE I12, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021 Centerpiece Size M Vase
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,054Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
Venere V26, Man's Moorish Head, Vase without Crown, Handmade in Sicily, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,054Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 18.12 in Dm 12.6 in
Venere V12, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Black/White, Size L
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$1,054Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
Venere V26, Woman's Moorish Head, Vase without Crown, Handmade in Sicily, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$885Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 10.24 in
God E17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Luxury Vase, Size M, Bichrome
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
$907Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 15.75 in Dm 10.24 in
Venere V15, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Hand Painted, Size M
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily and its
Enamel
Vintage Italian Pottery Old Sicilian Caltagirone Head Vase Majolica Moor
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Wilton, CT
Old Sicilian pottery Moorish head vase, circa early/mid 20th century. 17" high, 11" diameter
Pottery
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$228,574Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
$163,516
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
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. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
$164,104
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
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 light grey interior. the second one with black interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
$269,600
H 6.3 in W 9.69 in D 6.34 in
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...
Silver
$3,138Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 7.09 in Dm 8.67 in
Alice in Wonderland Teapot, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Handcrafted Design 2021
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
Ceramic
$11,721
H 75.6 in W 39.38 in D 17.33 in
“Contaminazioni Geometriche” Library in Black and Yellow Wood by Emanuela Crotti
By Emanuela Crotti, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
This beautiful library/storage is linked with memories, represented by little objects, images fragments of the artist’s life all combined together to creates stunning tableaux vivant...
Wood
La Gioia Cabinet in Resin and Metal by Emanuela Crotti
By Rossana Orlandi, Emanuela Crotti
Located in Milan, IT
"La Gioia cabinet is a beautiful and unique storage made with a specific technique. Several layers of epoxy resin enclose precious objects, giving the piece a three dimensional appea...
Metal
$15,589 / item
H 96.46 in W 39.38 in D 25.2 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Deep Blue & Chinoiserie Tevere Armoire
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Tevere Armoire in a special deep sea blue with a full on-relief gilded Chinoiserie Decor. The ent...
Wood
$33,920
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
Sand Senses Cupboard in Wood by Hillsideout
By Hillsideout, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
The Sand Senses cupboard features materials made with sand and surface that stimulate senses when touched. Sand seems to have no limit. Burnt sand makes the Murano glass transparent....
Concrete
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Franca Head by Vanessa Semaino
By Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
The “Surolù” art works - this is artistic identity chosen by Vanessa Semaino - arise from the artist 's need to represent women’s condition today, particularly in their emotional sta...
Ceramic, Clay
Set of 2 Sicilian Head Planters of King & Queen
Located in Dallas, TX
Glazed in Cerulean Blue
Ceramic
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Antonia Head by Vanessa Semaino
By Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
The “Surolù” art works - this is artistic identity chosen by Vanessa Semaino - arise from the artist 's need to represent women’s condition today, particularly in their emotional sta...
Gold
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Chiara Head by Vanessa Semaino
By Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
The “Surolù” art works - this is artistic identity chosen by Vanessa Semaino - arise from the artist 's need to represent women’s condition today, particularly in their emotional sta...
Ceramic, Clay
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Eva Head by Vanessa Semaino
By Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
The “Surolù” art works - this is artistic identity chosen by Vanessa Semaino - arise from the artist 's need to represent women’s condition today, particularly in their emotional sta...
Ceramic, Clay
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.