Unknown Decorative Objects

This bathing beauty is making a splash! C.1930 cardboard cut-out with art deco lithographed image of a flapper style woman in a bathing cap. The cut-out has a built in easel and woul...

Antique Gilded Brisé Fan Pierced Celluloid Hand Fan with Gold Painted Figures Late 19th / Early 20th Century An exquisite antique brisé-style fan featuring pierced wooden ribs deli...

Oh lovely laundress! 1920's Don Shasteen Studios hand painted hanging laundry bag featuring an art deco lady. Don Shasteen Studios was an American company specializing in artisticall...

A magnificent antique Art Deco ostrich feather folding fan, meticulously crafted circa the 1920s and acquired in Germany. This exquisite piece features lush, voluminous cream-white ...

Lemaire Enamel Opera Glasses made in Paris circa 1930's with hand enamel painted 18th Century figures with a cupid on handle. Extremely beautifully painted...

An elegant vintage gilt ceramic perfume bottle featuring a sculptural fluted silhouette with a matching fitted stopper. Finished in a rich matte gold gilt finish, its ribbed organic ...

Just one of the treasures brought back from a mother-daughter world tour, this comb was purchased in Spain in 1924. Its impressive width and high profile are perfectly suited for wearing with a traditional mantilla draped over the head (and we happen to be selling a spectacular haute couture embroidered one under separate listing!). Celluloid hair comb...

Huge glass fragrance factice display bottle The large scale dummy fragrance bottle is filled with colored water Displayed at department fragrance counters Makes a very unique decorative collectible placed on vanity or dressing table Measures 13" inches in height from the top of the cobalt blue glass stopper...

An exceptional vintage Thai ceremonial Chada headdress, handcrafted in the mid-20th century and richly decorated with gilt surfaces, mirrored glass inlay, and intricate ornamental de...

Art Deco French celluloid necessaire, painted black with a flapper in a Robe de Style gown holding a Poiretesque rose, The interior containing a glass s...

Charming Sterling Art Deco Shoe from the 1920's. Originally made as a pin cushion for use but now works as a decorative object. Super unusual T strap design of sterling with wood lined bakelite sole. Most sterling pin cushions...

Victorian Tortoiseshell Lorgnette from the 19th Century. Delicately hand carved tapered shaft with dimpled edges for decoration and a better grip. 1870's European. 9.5" x 1.25". DOME...

This beautiful powder jar has a top decorated with garlands of roses and leaves with initials in the center. It is hallmarked and marked sterling just above the beaded edge. This top sits on a silver well that fits snugly over the jar and holds a swans down...

Malachite glass scent bottle by Hoffman/ Schlevogt, evening bag size. Made in the early 1930's with Chinoiserie patterns and a gilt filigree metal s...

Brutalist silver metal figural artisan dancer statue c 1970 The artisan sculpture captures the essence of a poised dancer The figure has a textured industrial design Makes a dramat...

- Beautiful embroidered Chinese Eyeglasses case. - From the late 19th century (Qing/Ch'ing Dinasty) - Red Hand-dieyd Silk with lovely beaded embroidery on both sides - These charm...

Guerlain “Chant d’Arômes” Refillable Atomizer Case, Enameled Metal, France, circa 1962 A rare and elegant vintage atomizer case by Guerlain, created for the iconic fragrance Chant d...

Art Deco Bohemian Bleikristall Crystal Vanity Set, Amber Cut Glass, circa 1930s An exceptional Art Deco vanity set in finely cut Bohemian Bleikrist...

Victorian porcelain baby's head dresser jar or humidor likely made by Heubach, Germany circa 1880 to 1900. The antique porcelain dresser jar is in the s...

During the Art Deco period, this Surrealist sculpture set of two one-of-a-kind female figurines was handmade in hammered steel wire with patina estimated as early as the 1920s. Each ribald three-dimensional self-standing torso study of a woman features either three spiral springs (suggesting pregnant belly with large breasts...

Wonderful antique Victorian French bevelled edge decorative hand mirror with a gilt finish. Featuring a painted porcelain back with a lady design and a pink and blue edging with raised hand painted gold detail. The mirror is edged with a beaded border, and there is a ring for hanging on the wall. Measuring height 20.5cm / 8 inches by maximum width 7cm / 2.75 inches. The mirror has foxing and some cracks. The frame is in very good condition, with some wear to the gilt finish. The porcelain picture back is in very good condition. This is a very beautiful heavy antique hand mirror...

Amazing Chinese Tortoiseshell Lorgnette for the European Market from the mid 19th Century. Marked "Cara" (Dear) with elaborate fully figured and hand c...

1930s Art Deco Bohemia Karl Palda Crystal Vanity Set - Set of 3. Exceptional luxury Art Deco Bohemian Karl Palda crystal cut vanity set with soap co...

This rare antique Edo-period (1615-1868) Japanese handmade inro is a curved lozenge-shaped hand-dyed woven-silk hard carrying-case container sheath that features intricate embroidery with rock-crystal or glass beadwork and thin leather-wrapped thread appliques. For its "Kimono Style" exhibition, TheMet museum noted: "the dying, weaving, and embroidery techniques for which Japan is famed reached their peak of artistic sophistication during the Edo period." On the burgundy finely-braided silk obijime cord that suspends the inro hang adjustable ojime fasteners of glazed earthenware, which are hand-painted with underglaze and overglaze enamels. The imagery includes signature-like branches, mountains, and a pine tree. Each knotted end of the cord dangles from the bottom of the inro with two rice-paper tubular beads. We could not find any Japanese beads...

I Mori diventano Soft attraverso una lavorazione lussuosa e ricercata che ottiene l’effetto del velluto, sia al tatto che alla vista. La Mora e il Moro Soft si fanno notare con il l...

Art Deco Dresser Bottle with enameled fan motifs in purpley blue and orange. Also decorated in gilt across top, "Mouth Lotion", presumably for a rinse of s...

Shagreen (sharkskin) eyeglass holder with carnelian glass beads and silk tassel. Holder sides open for entry and closes when handle is used. Holder onl...

Vintage African Urembo beaded necklace choker. Handmade in Kenya by the maasai tribe. Urembo means “beauty” and the handmade pattern and uniqu...

This is exquisite, stunning embroidery work on this Chinese collar. Sits is a framed shadow box. Measuring 24-7/8 in. x 28 in. x 2- 1/8 in. deep. The c...

1920s Bohemian Sterling Silver and Glass Jewelry Box Product details: Black glass box with sterling silver overlay detail Hunting scene hand done