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Aa very rare small canister or jar intended for storing Hash. Executed in brown ceramic with text in white salt glaze. Made at and by Inge Hjorts in her studio in Sepstrup Denmark ci...

Icelandic studio piece executed in free-form red-clay. Vibrant red blood glaze with purple and brown accents infused with volcanic minerals and ashes. Unknown Reykjavik ceramist circ...

A rocket shaped corkscrew opener fashioned from solid teak and stainless steel. It is accompanied by a train shaped bottle opener in mixed woods. Both pieces made from excess furnitu...

Folk art piece in the shape of this charming little whistle. Hand-carved in rustic fruit or cedar wood and featuring one end shaped as a bird head. Measurements: L/H: 17.5 cm, Diam...

Based upon a naturalistic French pattern from the early 20th century this ornate sculptural dish or tray was made in Scandinavia during the 1930s or 40s. Utilize it for jewelry, soap...

A vintage brass sculptural pineapple trinket that incorporates the playful glamour of the Hollywood Regency era and style. European, possibly Italian made during the 1970s. It is mad...

A very well-made trinket or tea jar executed in hand-hammered and hand-embossed thin brass. Its interior is linned with pewter that protect moist or dry spices, tea or tobacco. It wa...

Art deco period ring or jewelry brass dish guarded by a small bronze cockatoo. Unknown Austrian/Vienna maker circa 1920-30. It does not have any markings. Measurements: H: 14 cm, Di...

Elegantly crafted wall light in brass featuring a mushroom shaped milky white opaline glass shade. Unknown Scandinavian maker/designer in the style of Hans Agne Jakobsson and Vilhelm...

A Nordic Space age styled fixed wall light in the style of Max Bill and E. R. Nele. Anonymous Scandinavian maker circa 1970s. Electrical circuit: E14 up to 40 watts. Measurements: ...

A small spiky bordering on biomorphic vase fashioned from solid Norwegian pewter. Designed and made by Brødrene Mylius in Norway circa 1950. Reminiscent in style to designs from Just...

A small, simple yet elegant Table Lamp executed in brass and featuring a white frosted glass shade in mushroom shape. It was manufactured in Scandinavia during the 1970s in art deco ...

Probably one of the rarest designs by Holm-Sørensen. This double light executed in copper, brass and black painted aluminum is a 1950s hybrid and very versatile. It can obviously be ...

A rare surviver in the shape of this 30x20 cm standing photo frame. It features nickel plated corners and mirror finished geometric ornamentation. It was made in Denmark during the 1...

A brass cigarette or cigar box executed entirely of brass and set with an unusual and vivid circular enamel plaque in red and yellow. It was made by an anonymous craftsman/designer i...

A very rare fully adjustable 3-shaded table or desk lamp. It has patinated solid copper shades and flexible brass 'goose'necks' that allows adjustment in every angle. It was manufact...

A rare small money bank in the shape of this little red pig. Designed by Hans Gustav Ehrenreich in Denmark in 1968. It is called 'Gysse' and was made by Ehrenreich's company Hoptimis...

A small German 'Diablo' shaped hanging light composed of a pressed glass shade in a black metal top upon which a faceted top piece in cut crystal is resting. Made circa 1970-75. We...

'Victor' flatware cutlery set consisting of: 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 soup spoons, 6 tea spoons and 5 dessert spoons. Beautiful wide bodies executed in stainless steel w...

A Christian themed baptismal font in the shape of a column Candleholder for 3 regular sized candles. Decorated with The 3 Wise Men in relief. and featuring a delicate white over-glaz...

A Playfully glazed spherical pottery table light in the style of Jean Besnard and Herman August Kähler. Designed and created by an anonymous designer/maker in France during the 1920s...

The danish artist and ceramist Aino Grib was educated at the Royal Danish Academi of Arts in Copenhagen in 1972. This unique table light was created in her Studio in Birkerod during ...

This dining/lunch set by Carl Cohr was manufactured and designed in Denmark during the 1960s. The set consists of 12 dinner/lunch knives, 12 dinner/lunch forks, 12 dinner/lunch spoon...

A large rectangular serving tray measuring 60x40x4.5 cm. It is lightweight but built as a tank with solid teak profiles with well-made dovetail connections. If you dare it will serve...

A well-proportioned wall mirror with solid oak profiles. Beautiful lines with a nice blend of architectural strictness and tactile roundness. Designed and made by Hansen & Pedersen i...

A stylish Danish table light featuring af stoneware base in deep red sang de boeuf glaze. It is accompanied by a classic fluted white shade by Le Klint. The base was made and designe...

Prototype/sample from the studio of Steen Ipsen. This geometrically intricate piece dates from January the 8th 1995. Besides the date following informations are provided beneath its ...

A Danish or English late 19th century or early 20th century dresser jar or trinket executed in engraved gilt bronze and with a lid framed with floral needlepoint hand-work behind gla...

Beautiful turquoise Green pottery dish designed by Danish ceramist Christian Jensen in the 1930s. French inspired gilt bronze mountings/accents with grapes, wine leaves and beaded ed...

A square dish in earthy solfatara glazes. Designed by the danish ceramist Valdemar Petersen and manufactured by B&G during the 1960s. Hand-signed by the ceramist to the bottom. The g...

Sung glazed stoneware bowl/dish designed by the danish ceramist and Sculptor Carl Halier. Made at Royal Copenhagen during the early 1960s in a style inspired by Bode Willumsen and Ax...

Dish or bowl by the danish ceramist Jørgen Mogensen. Stoneware with earthy brown sung glazes and with geometric relief featuring mythological entities/birds. Jørgen Mogensen was insp...

A striking Mid-Century glass object of Polish origin. Crafted from solid, cast amber colored glass. It is rectangular in shape and bears resemblance to a glass brick. Its front showc...

Mid century glazed ceramic ikebana bowl or vase. The glazes spands from okra brown, blue, light blue, grey and white. It has an unusual abstract leaf inspired form. It was Made in Ja...

A subtle yet stylish vase in earthy and softly decorated ceramic. Designed and made by danish ceramist Tue Poulsen and made at his own workshop in Denmark during the 1970s. Its very ...

A stylish vase or small planter executed in hand-painted terracotta. Decorated in earthy glazes with snails circling around its perimeter. It measures 12 cm in height and a top diame...

A group of 5 Greenlandic Tupilaq 's - mythological shaman figurines hand-carved in Reindeer stag and bone. A tupilak is a traditional avenging monster and carved figure from Greenlan...

This unusual object indeed looks like it was made by an infant child. However it was made by the abstract post-modern female Danish artist and sculptor Nell Bernard Leauté (1935-99)....

A stylish Italian ceiling lights in cased yellow glass features opaline glass interior. Its top is made from chrome plated steel. Manufactured in Italy during the 1970s in a style re...

A pair of matching fully adjustable table or desk lights executed in solid brass and features cased green glass shades with opaline interiors. Model 072-B designed and made by Scan L...

A stylish figural/sculptural bottle cap opener in the shape of a nude female balancing the cap opener above her head. It is executed from solid bronze that has patinated over the yea...

A pair of low Danish silver candlestick holders with subtle/classical Art Deco styling. Both in a well-kept un-polished vintage condition. Hallmarked: DG, 830 s. Their are to fitted ...

Large sculptural Greenlandic Tupilak executed in hand-carved musk ox horn. 3 segments of 3 dream entities/creatures at the base, the middle and at the point. Measurements: H: 24 cm...

A stylish wide vase for flower arrangement or alternatively Coffee Filters. Fashioned from solid bronze and featuring under-sized copper handles/ornaments to its sides. It was design...

Figural Danish Modern Bottle opener in the shape a lobster and a seahorse compact corkscrew. Materials: solid teak, brass and Glass eyes. Made in Denmark circa 1960-70 in as style re...

The 3 pieces are made from brushed stainless steel. The price is for the set of 3.

An Anglo Indian or Persian oval tea tray executed in white metal marked/stamped: silver. It is un-magnetic and we have not been able to polish through any plating should it be silver...

In the style of Bohemian Royal Dux comes this sculptural and playfull bisque vase enchanted with mermaid and Merman, frogs, lizards, flowers etc stylistically carved into this majestic tree trunk vase...

A couple of interesting decorative and still very useable pieces from the indigenous people the Samies who lives in areas in Norway, Finland, Sweden and the Kola Peninsula of Russia....

The backside of the drawing reads (Danish-English). Drawn by the illustrator (TH or FH..... For us sadly indistinguishable) 'The Flora Danica Illustrator' - A reference to a lexicon ...

Small unusual table light composed of an Italian Putti in patinated bronze/bronze alloy supporting a white opaline glass sphere - Globe. Stylistically it resembles pieces utilized by...

A group of 3 decorative hunting horns. Two gun-powder horns with wooden accents and one drinking horn with chain and bronze accents. The two powder horns are of Scandinavian or Germa...

A small scaled lantern executed in patinated brass and featuring panels of colored and etched glass along with the rather practical finger loop for carrying it.. It has a tea light a...

A figural decanter in hand-glazed porcelain. It depicts a jolly sailor or fisherman enjoying a 'cold one'. Unknown Scandinavian maker circa 1950-60. Measurements: 20x8x6 cm. Cap...

A set of German beer mugs or Bier Steins decorated with jolly medieval pub scenes and micro-cosmos building sceneri to their backsides. These were not made in Japan but in Germany ci...

'I drink on my own' decanter in cast pink glass. Made by Brockwitz in Germany during the 1920s. It features its original stopper that also works as a 250 ml drinking glass. It has a ...

Henning Koppel red melamine bowl and pitcher. Manufactured by Torben Ørskov & co in Denmark during the 1970s. It is a large bowl suitable for salads, fruits, snacks or even as a subs...

A piece of Danish Marine History. The 31th of January 1971 the Danish ferry 'M/S Prinsesse Margrethe' collided/ran aground on the Swedish Cliff-Island Kullen. The bow of the ship was...

Small unusual garden urn or jardiniere executed in partially cold-painted bronze. Cast and made in Italy circa 1850-90. Mid-Victorian style. Measurements: H: 21 cm, Diameter: 16/...

Hand-crafted Italian Bookend featuring an exotic Dancer framed with ornate floral perforations and a micro-mosaic wood marquetry arranged with roses. Italian wood or folk artist circ...