About Quintessential Things
Quintessential Things specializes in fine 18th through and into the 21st-century American, European and Asian artworks and antiques. Our galleries showcase an ever-changing array of work by some of the world’s most distinguished, internationally acclaimed masters along with exceptional examples by lesser-known artists and artisans. We always present a variety of media including original and limited edition – both signed and unsigned – paintings, serigraphs, lithographs, drawings, etchings and woodcuts, sculpture, unique hand-blown glass, furniture, objet d’art and mor...Read More
Established in 19851stDibs seller since 2020
Featured Pieces
Vintage American Arrow Weathervane on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a vintage American folk-art arrow weathervane, currently mounted on a modern display rod and block base as an architectural fragment sculpture.
Arrow weathervanes are amo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique American Folk Art Horse Silhouette Weathervane
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is an antique American folk art horse silhouette weathervane, likely dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (circa 1890s–1920s).
The horse’s flat profi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Romantic French Porcelain-Style Opaline Glass Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is an antique French porcelain opaline glass vase, manufactured around the late 19th to early 20th century in the classic Sèvres or Limoges romantic style. The vase’s hand-p...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Vases
Materials
Glass, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Blown Art Glass Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a stunning example of vintage hand-blown studio art glass, most notably featuring a distinctive "threaded" or "trailed" technique.
The vase has a heavy, squat, globe-like...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid 20th-century Murano Filigree Glass Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
This exquisite item is a vintage Venetian art glass vase from Murano, Italy. It was crafted of delicate, interwoven glass latticework crafted using the masterful mid-century "Zanfiri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-century Modern Glass Sculpture of a Man Holding a Flag, by Jan Černý
Located in San Francisco, CA
The faded handwritten sticky note on the sculpture’s base (photo #6) reads "jan cerny / (autor = / socrec).” This suggests this is a mid-20th-century Czech studio art glass sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso "Geode" Glass Bowl, Attributed to Flavio Poli
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a beautiful vintage Mid-Century Modern, Murano Sommerso "Geode" Art Glass Bowl. It was crafted in Murano, Italy, and is heavily attributed to the iconic designer Flavio P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Hand-blown Decanter with Stopper, attributed to Gio Ponti for Venini
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a vintage Mid-Century Modern, hand-blown art glass, barware decanter with a matching spherical stopper. This piece closely matches the iconic styles produced by Murano gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Blown Glass
Ancient Roman-style Art Glass Ewer Serving Vessel or Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is an art glass ewer, a vessel with a handle and a flared neck. It features design elements reminiscent of ancient Rome mixed with mid-to-late 20th-century art glass techniq...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
1900 Pre-Prohibition Brewery Advertising in a Lithographed Serving Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a highly sought-after pre-Prohibition era lithographed tin serving tray from around 1900, advertising the historic Ruhstaller Brewing Company based in Sacramento, Califor...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Barware
Materials
Metal
Antique French Silver-plated Jewelry or Trinket Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is an antique French silver-plated jewelry or trinket box featuring a heavily detailed, low-relief engraved scene on the lid.
The lid depicts a popular, romanticized 18th-c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Vintage Chinese Hand-carved Camphor Wood Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a vintage Chinese hand-carved camphor wood box with detailed courtyard, pavilion, willow, and pine scenes. Likely mid-20th century, with a simplified front shield that ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
