Farnsworth / Hoffman Decorative Objects

Hanging wire kinetic figural sculpture of an acrobat, crafted of both brass and steel wire. With numerous moving parts in its articulation. A whimsical sculpture that when moved by a...

Stunning flared bowl by noted contemporary artist, Akihiro Nikaido c2024. Beautifully coiled and weighted piece which is water tight. This is one of three pieces we currently have in...

Stunning flared bowl by noted contemporary artist, Akihiro Nikaido c2024. Beautifully coiled and weighted piece which is water tight. This is one of three pieces we currently have in...

Stunning flared bowl by noted contemporary artist, Akihiro Nikaido c2024. Beautifully coiled and weighted piece which is water tight. This is one of three pieces we currently have in...

Incredible modernist cast glass box sculpture by noted contemporary Japanese artist, Shun Kumagai resembling an old Roman glass vessel from another time. Depending on the light, thes...

Incredible modernist cast glass sculpture by noted contemporary Japanese artist, Shun Kumagai resembling an old Roman glass vessel from another time. Depending on the light, these pi...

Incredible modernist cast glass catch-all tray by noted contemporary Japanese artist, Shun Kumagai resembling an old Roman glass vessel from another time. Depending on the light, the...

Incredible modernist cast glass lidded vessel by noted contemporary Japanese artist, Shun Kumagai resembling an old Roman glass vessel from another time. Depending on the light, thes...

Incredible modernist cast glass vase by noted contemporary Japanese artist, Shun Kumagai resembling an old Roman glass vessel from another time. Depending on the light, these pieces ...

Incredible modernist cast glass vase by noted contemporary Japanese artist, Shun Kumagai resembling an old Roman glass vessel from another time. Depending on the light, these pieces ...

Incredible large-scale wood-fired vase with incised geometric glazed lines adding a design element which transforms this vase into an elegant architectural art piece. Ito Shin (b. ...

Stunning modernist bronze vase by well noted Japanese artist, Hara Misaki (1935-2011). Comes with signed box.

Stunning modernist bronze vase by an unknown Japanese artist c1960s. Incredible craftsmanship and design with a beautiful patina. Fully signed.

Stunning vintage turned brass vase with modernist design by noted Japanese metal artist, Toshio Ichibashi c1970s. Comes with original signed box.

Handcarved abstract sculpture by Californian artist Ralph Peplow (1907-1987), an organic form created out of hardwood with it's expressive graining and fluid lines. Stamped by the a...

Venini & C., Murano glass Sommero a Bollicine bowl c.1930s designed by architect Carlo Scarpa (1902-1978). Bubbly overlaid glass colorless and green with bursts of bubbles. A rounded...

Venini & C., Murano glass Sommero a Bollicine bowl c.1930s designed by architect Carlo Scarpa (1902-1978). Bubbly overlaid glass colorless and red with bursts of gold foil. A rou...

Stunning modernist bronze vase by Katsumine c1960s, Japan.

Boguski received his MFA from the prestigious New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, and has exhibited throughout California and across the country. This incredible ...

Fantastic vintage Japanese studio slab vase with numerical motif on face, reminiscent of work by Osamu Suzuki and Satoshi Sato. Glazed on inside so it will hold water. Acquired on my...

Fantastic abstract bronze sculpture by well noted sculptor, Ryokichi Mukai c1970s. Comes with signed box. Mukai (1918-2010) was born January 26, 1918 in Kyoto. He studied sculptur...

Stunning architectural ceramic vase by well noted Japanese ceramic artist, Michio Koinuma c1970s. Incredible modernist construction and surface texture. Comes with signed box and bio...

Stunning vintage Japanese tall stoneware ikebana vase with wonderful geometric designs. Signed by maker and acquired in Japan on my last buying trip.

Exceedingly rare sculpture vase by iconic Ceramic Artist from the mid-century period In Japan, Kazuo Yagi c1960s. Yagi Kazuo (1918-1979), one of Japan's most influential ceramic art...

Stacked cylinders ceramic abstract sculpture with layers of earth tone glazes with blue accents. The offset asymmetrical cylinders create a tree like form with glaze drips along the ...

Large sculptural Burl wood specimen, an example of one of natures many abstract forms. Having wonderful texture and earth tones that are found in nature. An interesting accent piece ...

Absolutely stunning thin walled, flared rim vase in the style of Lucie Rie. This piece was acquired from a prominent Bay Area collector. We had heard that Lucie did not sign everythi...

Rocking silver plate fruit bowl by Italian Industrial Designer Lino Sabattini (1926-2016). The circular bowl has continuous rounded handles that run end to end along the bottom of th...

Freeform abstract wooden sculpture, hand-carved forms that are connected via dowels and mounted on a black wooden base. Each element of the sculpture relate to one another to create ...

Amazing salt-fired abstract lidded vessel by well listed potter, Sandra Johnstone c1970s. Signature chunky wood top with leather cord attaching it to the vessel. Johnstone (1936-1991...

Amazing salt-fired abstract lidded vessel by well listed potter, Sandra Johnstone c1970s. Signature chunky wood top with leather cord attaching it to the vessel. Johnstone (1936-1991...

Jan De Swart (1908-1987) mixed metals abstract sculpture consisting of aluminum, bronze and brass on a wooden base. Using a wax casting method De Swart used branches and other elemen...

Absolutely stunning tapered turned studio clay vessel with a beautifully sculpted lid. Amazing glaze work with cascading puffy drips. Really a handsome piece. Signed by maker.

Absolutely beautiful antique Japanese shigaraki vessel from the early 19th century. Has the family crest stamped into the neck of the piece. Artist marking on the bottom. Tokugawa era.

Bulbous vase by Polia Pillin of Southern California in a vibrant red glaze an unusual piece as its absent of her ornate imagery, she worked with her husband William out of their home...

Incredible modernist figurative wood sculpture by artist, Nikita Carpenko c1940s. Very difficult to find his sculpture, especially one of the...

Stunning early vase by noted ceramicist, Anne Goldman c1970s, California. Goldman's work is wheel-thrown stoneware with carved, sculpted, and pierced surfaces enhanced with porcelain...

1970s lucite bird sculpture by Silvio Russo for Guzzini of Italy, the design is meant to rock back and forth. Still retains the original label.

The Grillo "Cricket" phone the ringer sounds like crickets. designed by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper in 1965, this is a later version that can be used with touch tone architecture. This design has won numerous awards i.e. Compasso d' Oro 1967, Gold medal, Ljubljana, Bio, 1968. A fully working phone.

Exceptional modern iron & steel sculpture by Robyn Horn, c1980s. Horn (1951-) was born in Fort Smith Arkansas, and went to Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. This is considered to ...