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A Monumental American Mid Century Modern Studio Craft carved solid wood sculpture of a pad lock. The sculpture is large in scale. The pad lock is very detailed in its look and appear...

A Set of three stunning midcentury Modernist hand blown Murano glass candlesticks signed by Cenedese. These candlesticks feature a tapered teardrop design made of hand blown Murano glass. Each candlesticks form features a spherical topper that is accentuated with an interior detail of blue Murano "Sommerso" technique of glass that gives a multi-dimensional design. The teardrop form base that supports the spherical toppers also features an interior detail of blue Murano glass that accentuates their overall chic design. circa 1980s Measurements: Tallest: height: 14.75 in. Mid: height: 12.75 in. Shortest: 9.75 in. Biography: In 1946, after spending his youth at the school of the great masters of the time, Gino Cenedese founded his glassworks together with the great masters Alfredo Barbini, Gino Fort, Angelo Tosi and Pietro Scaramal. Remaining sole owner in 1949 following the withdrawal of the partners, Gino Cenedese was able to combine a series of distinctive characteristics: the centuries-old tradition of Murano glass with the creativity of the 18th century masters, the destiny of being born on an island of master glassmakers with artistic sensitivity and entrepreneurial courage, technical expertise with a vocation for excellence. Under his leadership, the company soon acquired international fame for the value and exclusivity of its production, establishing itself as one of the most qualified on the island of Murano. From that moment on, the glassworks developed in two directions: on the one hand, it continued the ancient tradition of Murano art glass, with its Classic blown glasses, vases, plates, risers and Venetian chandeliers; on the other hand, it welcomed the suggestions of contemporary art, driven by the continuous search for new techniques and effects made possible by the glass material. Fruitful collaborations with artists and designers thus developed. From 1953 to 1958 with the artist and sculptor Napoleone Martinuzzi, who created female figures in solid glass, decorative bas-relief panels and large chandeliers. Again, with the painter Luigi Scarpa Croce, who created new shapes in submerged glass or, from 1954 to 1962, with designer Fulvio Bianconi, whose creations were exhibited at the Biennale in 1954. Between 1963 and 1972, the collaboration with the master glassmaker Ermanno Nason developed, who was granted great creative freedom: this allowed him to give life to an extremely varied production, always in search of the highest quality and excellence, which is still unequalled today. The collaboration with the American artist Harold Stevenson also dates back to this period: he conceived unique sculptures inspired by the changing colours of the Venetian lagoon. In 1958 Ars Cenedese began his collaboration with Antonio da Ros, who had just graduated from the Art Institute in Venice: he brought with him a vital and enthusiastic approach to glassmaking, experimenting with new colour effects in submerged glass. At the 1960 Biennale, he presented his ‘Contrappunti’, tones of submerged colours that won him the prize for the glass art section...

An American Contemporary 21st Century blown art glass sculpture titled "Blue Drooper" part of the "Little Monsters" by, Austin Stern handblown blue and ye...

A Late 20th century American studio craft carved wood and brass menorah by, Charles B. Cobb decorated with nine brass sleeves set into the carved organic wood formed menorah. The men...

A Late 20th century American studio craft carved wood entry hall bench carved in oak in a very biomorphic and organic form. The bench was made in the ...

1970s' American Studio wood crafts "walnut" coffee table by, James Martin from New Hope, Pennsylvania, carved live edge walnut slab coffee table supported by sturdy turned-leg construction The table is coffee signed...

An American Studio Craft woven glass handkerchief sculptural form by, Carole Perry made up of thousands of woven individual glass threads of varying color...

A Mid-Century Modern pair of Italian art glass bookends each decorated with Millefiori decoration of white flora and green leaf & vine cased in heavy clear glass in the form of booke...

A highly decorative and vibrant Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase with decorated with transparent gradient between lime and aqua hues, multicolor vertical bands on body, a...

A fine Italian Mid Century Modern glass "Mezza Filigrana" picture frame designed by, Carlo Scarpa for Venini. The mirror frame is internally decorated with pink lattice decoration an...

A pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano glass "Sommerso" decorated bookends decorated in a purple/plum color cased in a light blue - clear overlay. The bookends are unsigned - ci...

A pair of Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau carved wood "Aubépine" armchairs by, Louis Majorelle. Both chairs are decorated on their back edges, arms, legs and skirt with carved hawthorn leaves and berry decoration upholstered in a off/cream white light snake pattern. circa 1905 Measurements: height: 32.25 in. (81.92 cm) x width: 36.75 in. (93.35 cm) x depth: 21 in. (53.34 cm) Condition: chairs are in overall very good condition with light wear. Fabric is not period. Literature: Similar chairs are pictured in: -Majorelle - Nancy: décorations d'INTÉRIEURS: meubles, tentures, bronzes, ferronneries (the 1906 Majorelle catalogue), and in: Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau design, by Alastair Duncan, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991, p. 200. -Alastair Duncan, Louis Majorelle: Master of Art Nouveau Design, London, 1991, pp. 167, 183 and 200 -Majorelle: Un Art de Vivre Moderne, exh. cat., Musée de l'École de Nancy, France, 2009, p. 130 Biography : Louis Majorelle, (France; 1859 – 1926) born as Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy. The Majorelle firm's factory was designed by famous École de Nancy architect Lucien Weissenburger (1860 – 1929) and located at 6, rue du Vieil-Aître in the western part of Nancy. In the 1880s Majorelle turned out pastiches of Louis XV furniture styles, which he exhibited in 1894 at the Exposition d'Art Décoratif et Industriel [Exposition of Decorative and Industrial Art] in Nancy, but the influence of the glass- and furniture-maker Emile Gallé (1846 – 1904) inspired him to take his production in new directions. Beginning in the 1890s, Majorelle's furniture, embellished with inlays, took their inspiration from nature: stems of plants, waterlily leaves, tendrils, dragonflies. Before 1900 he added a metalworking atelier to the workshops, to produce drawerpulls and mounts in keeping with the fluid lines of his woodwork. His studio also was responsible for the ironwork of balconies, staircase railings...

An Italian Murano Mid-Century Modern Sommerso bottle by, Seguso Vetri d'Arte blown in the Sommerso technique with pink, red coloration cased in clear blown glass bottle with matching...

An Impressive and Monumental 19th Century European Elaborately Carved Italian Carrera Viola marble mantel surround with white and purple veining th...

Early 20th century French Art Nouveau carved wood "Les Blés" (The Wheat) pattern wall shelf by, Louis Majorelle decorated with two shallow display shelves further carved with "Les Blés" (Wheat) decoration on each bend. The shelf is ready to hang. circa 1905. Measurements: height: 20 in. x width: 28.75 in. x depth: 6.25 in. Notes: Objects Diplayed Are Not Included Biography: Louis Majorelle, (Toul, 26 September 1859 – Nancy, 15 January 1926) born as Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle was a French decorator and furniture designer who manufactured his own designs, in the French tradition of the ébéniste. He was one of the outstanding designers of furniture in the Art Nouveau style, and after 1901 formally served as one of the vice-presidents of the École de Nancy. The Majorelle firm's factory was designed by famous École de Nancy architect Lucien Weissenburger (1860 – 1929) and located at 6, rue du Vieil-Aître in the western part of Nancy. In the 1880s Majorelle turned out pastiches of Louis XV furniture styles, which he exhibited in 1894 at the Exposition d'Art Décoratif et Industriel [Exposition of Decorative and Industrial Art] in Nancy, but the influence of the glass- and furniture-maker Emile Gallé (1846 – 1904) inspired him to take his production in new directions. Beginning in the 1890s, Majorelle's furniture, embellished with inlays, took their inspiration from nature: stems of plants, waterlily leaves, tendrils, dragonflies. Before 1900 he added a metalworking atelier to the workshops, to produce drawerpulls and mounts in keeping with the fluid lines of his woodwork. His studio also was responsible for the ironwork of balconies, staircase railings...

An early 20th century French Art Nouveau carved wood"Ombelle" wall mirror by, Emile Gallé with carved "ombelle" decoration at the top arch and further carved frame with beveled glass...

An important & monumental early 20th century French Art Nouveau gilt and cast bronze "Surtot De Table" (Centerpiece for a table) titled "La Mer' by, Francios Raoul Larche depicting mermaids emerging from within the sea amongst seaweed and water holding aloft three oyster shells with one figure emerging towards the top . The sculpture is signed with signature and foundry marks and is further a period sand casting finished in a gilt patina. circa 1900 Signature: The Sculpture is signed & impressed "Raoul Larche", further impressed foundry mark 'Siot Decauville Paris Fondeur" and numbered Measurements: Centerpiece: height: 29.5 in. x width: 32 in. x depth: 13 in.. Literature Philippe Dahhan, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Paris, 2000, p. 229 Biography: The son of an ornamental sculptor, François-Raoul Larche was a well-known Art Nouveau sculptor...

An important pair of early 20th century French Art Nouveau gilt and cast bronze sculptures titled "La Mer' by, Francios Raoul Larche depicting mermaids emerging from the sea each embracing a conch shell Each are period sand castings finished in a ilt bronze patina. circa 1900 Signatures: Both Sculptures are each signed & impressed "Raoul Larche", each with impressed foundry marks 'Siot Decauville Paris Fondeur" one side piece is impressed "B747"; the second side piece is impressed "B748" Measurements: Side Piece: height: 16..25 in. x width: 8.5 in. Side Piece: height: 16.25 in. x width: 8.5 in. Literature Philippe Dahhan, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Paris, 2000, p. 229 Notes: Similar example sold at Sotheby's New York, The John and Katsy Mecom Collection, Part II, 26 November 1993, lot 28 Biography: The son of an ornamental sculptor, François-Raoul Larche was a well-known Art Nouveau sculptor...

An early 20th century French Art Nouveau carved fruitwood & marquetry pedestal by, Emile Gallé featuring inlaid fruitwood marquetry depicting magnolias on the upper and a flowering m...

An early 20th century American Art Nouveau Abalone pattern picture frame by, Tiffany Studios decorated in the 'Abalone" desk set pattern decorated with inlaid abalone and finished in...

A collaboration between supreme x Vitra Panton for Supreme's Spring Season 21' of the iconic "S Chair" designed by famed Danish designer Verner Panton which dates back to 1959 when i...

An American Art Nouveau gilt bronze and mosaic inlaid TIffany Favrile "Swirl Paperweight" by, Tiffany Studios decorated with an organic swirl pattern...

An Italian Mid-Century blown art glass "Penguin" sculpture by, Livio Seguso for Seguso Arte Vetro Murano/Oggetti with clear blown body with applied red and black striping throughout ...

A fantastic and very sensual Italian Modern hand blown "Aphrodite" art glass sculpture by legendary glass maestro Dino Rosin decorated with swirling multicolor accents known as "chal...

A period, rare and very impressive 19th century American Victorian gilt bronze Rococo Revival six-arm gas chandelier by, Cornelius & Baker, Philadelphia, PA which has been electrifie...

An early 20th century fine and rare French Art Nouveau carved and inlaid Marquetry "Fleurs d'Aubépine" (Hawthorne flowers) walnut single door display cabinet by, French Master Furnit...

A whimsical Mid-Century Modern Italian blown art glass penguin sculpture attributed to Antonio da Ros, made for Cenedese decorated with heavy clear layer...

An Important French Art Nouveau cast gilt bronze figural sculpture by Agathon Le´onard, "Dansseuse Tambourine á Droité" (Tambourine Dancer to the Right" featuring a woman dancing and...

A fine and rare American Art Nouveau blown Tiffany Favrile "Agate" vase decorated with a brown and lime green zipper decoration against a streaky yellow-greenish background. The vase...

A contemporary American Studio art glass layered cut and polished handcrafted “Vortex” sculptural vessel by, Kit Karbler & Michael David of B...

A fine Italian Mid Century Modern glass "Mezza Filigrana" vanity mirror designed by, Carlo Scarpa for Venini. The mirror frame is internally decorated with pink lattice decoration an...

Very Cool and Comfortable Italian Mid Century Modern leather upholstered "Soriana" suite by, Tobia & Afra Scarpa designed for Cassina. The suite is made up of one settee, two lounge ...

An Austrian Art Deco patinated and polychromed bronze sculpture "The Feather" by, Bruno Zack of a Native American Indian with a feather headdress riding a top a running horse. The sc...

French Art Nouveau carved mahogany and bronze server by, Louis Majorelle decorated with fully carved floral rails, exotic fruitwood marquetry door with f...

French Art Nouveau carved mahogany and burled walnut three tier display pedestal by, Louis Majorelle. The selette is signed, "L Majorelle Nancy."

French Art Nouveau carved wood bergère (armchair) by, Louis Majorelle decorated in an upholstered in a blue velvet upholstery further embellished with nailheads.

An extremely fine and rare carved wood and inlaid marquetry single drawer "Magnolia" desk decorated with inlaid exotic wood marquetry of blooming magnolias with a beautifully carved ...

A French Art Nouveau carved and inlaid wood marquetry "Fougére" table by Emile Gallé with carved wood fern decorated legs with further inlaid various exotic wood marquetry landscap...

A French Art Nouveau carved wood and inlaid exotic wood marquetry tri-cornered occasional table by Louis Majorelle, decorated with an inlaid marquetry top with leaf and berry exotic ...

French Art Nouveau bronze iris candlestick by Jozon, depicting a nude womanl sitting on a lily pad gazing towards the iris. It is signed, "J. Jozon” a...

A late 19th century French gilded cast bronze vide-de-poche "Les Lutteurs" ("The Wrestlers") by Gustave Frédéric Michel of two male wrestlers wrestlin...

Super cool and large 21st century design sculptural carved rosewood and inlaid nickel wood "High Roller" dice bookends atop a nickel bases.  

An American Nineteenth Century "Eastlake" chandelier with three arms decorated with flower and leaf decoration further decorated with three matching etched and carved glass shades.