Handelshuis Wassenaar BV Home Accents

Unique and top quality crafted, solid teak, library steps with dovetail joints. In all our years of buying and selling rare antiques we have never had the priviledge of finding antique English...

All handcrafted and rare strongbox-design, wrought iron firewood bucket. Only if you were a wealthy person in Europe in the late 1800s, would you be able to afford this large, impre...

Antique bible table stand with hand carved cross and open IHS symbols in Gothic quatrefoil in the sides. This beautifully and fine quality hand-carved Gothic bible stand dates from...

Impressive and highly stylish female bookends, hand carved out nutwood. The artist who handcarved these wonderfully stylized, sitting female bookends has perfectly captured the natu...

All handcrafted and rare, brass firewood bucket with an important saying. For the collectors of quality hand-crafted and useful antiques with a ...

Beautiful, meaningful, practical and decorative mid-century bookends. Given the fact that owls are the international symbol for wisdom and learning, these are the perfect sculptures...

Rare pair of original, American made, Marked, Native American / Indian bookends. In the earliest years of the 1900s a lady artisan working out of New York created these now very r...

Endearing pair of stylish and quality carved turtle bookend. If you like animal sculptures in general and turtles and turtle sculptures in particular then you will love this pair ...

This Louis 15th Style bronze fire screen has amazing details and it is both marked and numbered. If this beautifully handcrafted, scrolling 19th century firescreen...

Rare, beautiful, practical, decorative and meaningful bookends. In all our years of collecting, buying and selling antiques we have never seen a pair of alchemist bookends. They come from the same home as the alchemist painting...

This antique French fire screen has amazing details.. If this beautifully handcrafted, circa 1910 fire screen is the right style to fit you...

All handcrafted, solid wooden blue collar workers bookends. If you or your friends have a house from the Arts & Crafts period than this unique pair could be the perfect gift. These hand carved, hard working men sculptures...

Stunning firescreen with a famous earth angle, two famous saint paintings and more. With meaningful 'religious art' from centuries-past being one of our specialities we were amazed, not only to find this rare and marvelous fire screen, but also because of its excellent condition. But then again, we think we see that more often, because true beauty, quality and meaningful antiques radiate something that was already there when it was created. This 'something' commands respect and this is why most people take very good care of very special pieces. Since much of what we know now about Christianity and about monastic life in its various 'forms' was given shape since the life of Christ, but possibly mostly so in Gothic / Medieval times, much of this is expressed in European Gothic Art of the past circa 8 centuries. This rare and beautiful fire screen from the early 1800s, which can also be used as a small room divider or a unique work of (decorative) art, is one of those unique Gothic antiques. The hand-carved knight sculptures are 'fun' and meaningful at the same time, because one of them looks a little desperate and the other looks more at piece and in prayer. The hand-carved winged angel in the middle/ on top seems to be overlooking this 'Gesamtkunstwerk'. What makes this antique really stand out and what also makes it complete are the three hand-painted panels inside this screen. Each of the figures portrayed here have dedicated their lifes to doing good, giving love and hope and thus healing people. In the centre is a glorious painting (in medieval style) of Earth Angel St. Raphael and the boy Tobias. The lady Saint on the right, we feel, is Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) and the Saint on the left, we feel, is either Francis de Sales...

Small, but coolest pair of bear bookends. Thanks to the wonderful bears, these hand-carved bookends from the 1930s are an absolute joy to own and look. These sculptural bookends have a warm and...

Artistic pair of bookends by famous German metal worker. These rare and double sided 'Goberg' owl bookends are in good condition. They have a marvelous black finish which makes thei...

Unique on 1stdibs and possibly worldwide. It was in the early 20th century that meditation became known in Western society. Like many artists, the one who handcrafted the sculptures that were used to create these bookends probably traveled through Indonesia or India. These creative minds came back full of inspiration of all they had witnessed, because certainly back then, they entered a whole new world. The meditating males on these marble based bookends are made of silvered brass and the artist perfectly captured their serene faces, their turban head wear and their relaxed bodies. Sitting with their minds at rest and with their consciousness in the entire body or possibly focussed on breathing only, they would certainly arouse interest with western travelers...

Unique and artistic bookends by a Master Craftsman. This rare and possibly unique pair of stunning bookends is in very good condition. The design is symbolic and meaningful and the ...

Wonderful pair of hand-crafted, early 20th century bookends. With the symbolic meaning of leafs ranging from hope, renewal, revival, fertility and growth to decay, sadness and even ...

Quality made, metal and glass desk globe on a wooden base. If you are looking for stylish and beautiful quality items to upgrade your interior (whether at home or in your office) then this Parisian...

Unique and highly decorative pair of hand-carved bookends. At the beginning of the 20th century, the more skilled Dutch artisans started traveling around the globe to various coloni...

Rare and nice quality carved sitting bear bookstands. These hand-carved bears with their curiously looking eyes are beautiful in both shape and color and they are a joy to own and ...