Tin Decorative Art

Vintage BMF 95% Pewter Framed with Porcelain Plates "Four Seasons Wall Plates" Spring, Summer, Autum, Winter. Made in Germany. Made at the famous Ge...

Fabulous pair of late 18th century English-Tole Japanned Chinoiserie charger plates owned by Ann and Gordon Getty. Hand-painted, stenciled and gilded floral motifs in brown, gold and black hues. Part of the personal antiquity collection of Ann and Gordon Getty (they) purchased at Christie's South Kensington Auction on June 25, 1997; Lot 687. A treasured find for collectors and enthusiasts of unique and one-of-a-kind pieces with a story to tell! Ann Getty was a paleoanthropologist, arts patron, interior designer, author, and one of America’s most legendary tastemakers. She married Gordon Getty, the 4th son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, billionaire philanthropist and classical music composer. They were chic intellectual San Francisco socialites who spent a lifetime supporting and advocating for the arts, music, science, and education. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, and Getty Villa exhibit J. Paul Getty’s private art and antiquity collections, the J. Paul Getty Trust fund is the world’s wealthiest art institution. Anne was raised on a farm in northern California, then graduated from UC Berkeley with dual degrees in Biology and Anthropology. She passionately worked on and supported archaeological digs in Ethiopia and Turkey, searching for human fossils and artifacts, studying genetics and DNA structures. She was unpretentious and hands on, physically and intellectually in synch with scholarly scientists, craftsmen and artists alike. There’s a photo of her restoring an ancient buffalo’s fossilized horns at the National Museum of Ethiopia. These very same personality traits and mannerisms, her curiosity, keen eye and great attention to detail are apparent in her approach to collecting furniture, art, textiles, pottery, etc. Ann spent decades fully immersing herself studying art and antiques, first a student, then connoisseur. She knew the provenance and story behind every piece she collected. She taught herself by observing, experimenting and absorbing everything. She employed great artists that became her teachers. Before launching her interior design firm she hired legendary designers Albert Hadley and Sister Parish, and John Stefanidis to design her Pacific Heights estate, an early 1900’s sprawling Italianate mansion with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, designed by architect Willis Polk. The estate was nicknamed the “San Francisco Embassy” for its lavish political and cultural parties. Shortly after opening her interior design firm she launched "The Ann Getty House Collection," offering original and authentic furniture reproductions from her own collections and inspiration produced by Luis Rossi of L. Rossi Antiques...

Each panel with chinoiserie decoration in the western fashion.

This is a very rare and iconic piece of early advertising, branding the Walter Baker Chocolate Company and standing over 4 feet tall. Much history surroun...

This is a very rare and early (circa 1885) tin advertising sign, commissioned by the Delaware Insurance Company, located and founded in Philadelphia in 1835. It was probably made by noted late 19th century sign maker, Sentenne & Green, of New York City, established in the 1870's. With an Indian motif, the sign features a Native American Indian, front and center, decorated in a brown and green headdress; with red, cream and aqua clothing and a large gold medallion...

Early Embassy or Consulate painted sign. Sign says Legation Imperiale de Russie, this sign was used from 1850 to 1917, it is very rare to find these things with the Russian Empire Ca...

Mid-Century Rendition of The German Ocean Liner Bishop

Jack Daniels old number 7 whiskey tin advertising bar sign / 1950s midcentury. Perfect to decorate a Man Cave Bar. We have specialized in the sale of Art...

With a removable cover with gallery and finial, tapered body with spigot lacking handle, all above the rectangular basin.

Having started in Sweden, the company opened up in America in 1888 as the "De Laval Cream Separator Company" in New York City, with a production plant ...

A rare and evocative example of early 20th-century Belgian stained glass, this panel, crafted circa 1910, captures the spirit of athletic camaraderie through the lens of Art Deco des...

This Pre-prohibition round advertising beer tray, promoting "Pacific Beer" was a product made by "The Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. Tacoma" Washington, as is...

"Grape Nuts" self framed tin sign is one of the most sought after advertising signs by collectors, especially in this near mint condition with bright colors...

Outstanding example of this iconic and highly sought after tin advertising sign made by the Shonk Company, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1906. The subject matter depicts a farm scene with...

1950s hand-cast spelter metal wall sculpture featuring a tropical water scene with palm trees and cranes by Syroco Wood Co. The scenic is framed in a unique 11-inch square frame. Sy...

Over two foot wide 'Tin Tacker' Sign. A brightly colored embossed metal "Call For Philip Morris" cigarette advertising sign with a great graphics of a period bell hop...

Tin with gold highlights, a wall-mounted sculpture of a herd of running gazelles. Wall sculpture designed by Curtis Jere. Each gazelle is about 24 in.  

Delightful pair of concave enameled tin plates with hunting scenes in frames of hand-wrought iron embossed with masks, mythological figures and fruit...

Two antique clock hands from a German clock or bell tower. Gilded tin mounted on iron arms, all original and in great condition. Germany end of 18th century.

Pair of painted Tin Coasters is an original decorative object realized in the 1950s. Made in Italy. Dimensions: Ø 11 cm. Fair Conditions. Both the pieces are decorated w...