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Edo Style Old Foo Dog in Glazed Ceramic
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Old - possibly antique Japanese Edo style Foo or Lion dog. It is executed in glazed ceramic or Oribe. Unfortunately we have not been able to date this more precise but it definitely ...
Category
20th Century Asian Edo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Green 'Flamingo' Art Glass Vase by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, 1950s
By Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique modernist art glass vase designed and made by Per Lütken at Holmegaard in Denmark in 1957. Executed in green and clean hand-blown Sommerso Glass. Hand-signed to its base Holme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Danish Bog Oak Box with 'The Little Mermaid' in Silver, by AS 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare and Beautiful handmade Box by Andersen and Søhoel. It is made of danish Bog Oak 400 to 1000 years old. The Lid has a silver henge and mechanism and is inlayed with a motif of ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
After Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'Dance at Bougival' Vintage Enamel by Barba Spain
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exceptionel hand-painted enamel wall plaque by Barba Spain. It is a licensed piece/reproduction showcasing a 'free take' of the French Impressionist...
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Black Brutalist Stoneware Bowl with Shark Teeth Pattern
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A brutalist stylized stoneware bowl decorated with black glaze and shark teeth/fin decor around its perimeter. It's a unique piece by an unidentified Scandinavian ceramist. Its dated...
Category
Early 2000s Scandinavian Brutalist Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Majestic Lion Sculpture in Carved Dark Hardwood
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A heavy Lion sculpture in hand-carved/tooled hardwood. Stylized features very reminiscent of art deco. It is a piece unique but its origin is unclear. We suspect it was made anywhere...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Revolving Minimalist Stainless Steel Ashtray by Roelandt for Stelton, 1980s
By Stelton
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish stainless steel ashtray designed by Roelandt and manufactured by Stelton in Denmark during the 1980s. Similar to Arne Jacobsen's cylinda-line but with a tilting/revolving m...
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Minimalist Ashtrays
Materials
Stainless Steel
Abstract Cubist Composition in Oil by Henning Nielsen, Danish Artist 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Abstract oil painting in earthy colors and in period frame. It is titled Driftwood - Glasklint and was painted by the Danish artist Hening Nielsen born in 1930 sometime during the 19...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
French Art Deco Pink & Green - 'Rubina Verde' Glass Vases, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exquisite French colored glass vases. Pink and green glass or Rubina Verde as they are called in France. Executed with vertical ribbings. Distinct...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Bronze Altar Candleholders from CAWA, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair Alter candleholders for Church - Bloc Candles. They are made from solid heavy bronze set with architecturally perceived column centerpieces. A bit of early Brutalism or Gothic...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bespoke Italian 'Sun' Pendant Lamps in Translucent Alabaster & Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Why should ceiling lights not mimic the shape and color of the evening sun. Well this Italian, possibly bespoke, set does indeed. They feature shades made from translucent alabaster ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Art Deco Candlesticks in Patinated Bronze, Denmark 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate pair of low bronze candlesticks for church or block candles. Intricate floral details and a vibrant green patina. Made in Denmark during the 1920s or 30s in a style reminiscen...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1:1 Sculpture of a Human Skull in Green Verdigris Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1:1 cast model of a human skull in green verdigris bronze (artificial patina). It's made from a cast of a real human skull, probably female, and is complete with teeth, lower- and upper jaw. This particular example has a spooky and authentic feel to it. The skull as a symbol serves as a reminder of human mortality - memento mori. It was made in Europe...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scandinavian Dual Sphere Table Lamp in Beech Wood & Opaline Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual and Sculptural modern table light executed with a large solid sphere in beech wood and featuring a similar sized opaline glass sphere/shade. A sphere on a sphere. Unknown Sca...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass, Beech
Poul Henningsen White & Pink PH-Hat Wall Sconce for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
White PH Hat wall lamp designed by Poul Henningsen in the late 1970s. This particular example was manufactured by Louis Poulsen in Denmark in the early 2000s. It features angle-adjus...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Austrian Art Nouveau Table Lamp in Brass & Purple Glass, 1910s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A swag antique table or desk lamp in naturally patinated/aged brass set with faceted purple - pink when lid glass inserts. This light was made in Vienna in Austria circa 1910-1920. S...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Mythological Bronze Ornament of Atlas, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A mythological piece depicting Atlas. In Greek mythology, Atlas (Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Titan/God condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Scandinavian Art Deco Obelisk in Heavy Bronze, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Elegant and simplistically constructed desk ornament or paperweight in bronze. The obelisk can be perceived as a phallic symbol, a creating force or even a symbol of the sun. Its cle...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Hand-Carved Box in Oak, 19th century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
There is such a rich patina to this intricately hand-carved square box in oak. Lotus flowers set symmetrically towards its edges and a center motif/panel with unusual floral details....
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Tall Conical Art Deco Cut Crystal Decanter from Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tall and Beautifully cut crystal decanter from the 1920s. Made at Holmegaard in Denmark. The carafe is mouth-blown and hand cut/poished with large polished circular dots and geometri...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Barware
Materials
Crystal
Yellow Atoll Art Glass Dish by Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda, 1980s
By Anna Ehrner
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Thick, heavy and lemon-colored small art glass bowl from Kosta Boda in Sweden. It was designed by Anna Ehrner in the mid 1980s. The bowl is called Atoll and it features swirl-work in...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Bertil Vallien Spherical Tornado Vase in Art Glass for Kosta Boda
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A hand-signed Tornado vase by Bertil Vallien. Each one in this series with unique playful modernist decor. Made at Kosta Boda in Sweden during the early 1...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Vine Leaf Chambersticks - Candleholders in brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of low candlesticks or chamber sticks in solid brass. European origin, probably Italian, circa 1950-70s. The set is to be fitted with regular sized candles. Great as a Christm...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Nouveau Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Italian Art Deco Table Lamp in Brass, Walnut and Marbled Glass, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exquisite and very versatile Italian desk or table lamp. It features a sunburst base and pin-striped rod in walnut. Patinated brass accents and a multi-adjustable swan-neck in brass....
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fossilized Orthoseras Squid Polished Stone Ashtray or Dish
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A fossil of an Orthoseras squid that lived over 50 million years ago made into an ashtray or decorative dish sometime during the 1970s.
Measurements: 13x9x2.5 cm.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Stone
Danish Modern Glazed Stoneware Koi Fish by Aage Würtz, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In Japanese culture the Koi fish symbolizes courage, perseverance, bravery and love simultaneously. This emblematic stoneware sculpture however was made in Denmark by Aage Würtz circ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Antique French Paste Vase in Colored Art Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Almost looking like a piece of Roman Ancient glass this unusual vase was made in France circa 1880-1920 by an anonymous glass maker. It showcases a technique where the interior is ma...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Louis Poulsen Grey Pendant Lamp 'Klassependel', 1960s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Designed in-house by Louis Poulsen in Denmark in 1967. It is called Class Room Pendant Light (Da: Klassependel) and it composed of a grey lacquered aluminium main shade with an acryl...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Jens Harald Quistgaard Minimalist Stainless Steel Salt & Pepper Shakers
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stylish torpedo shaped salt and pepper shakers in stainless steel. Designed by IHQ - Jens Harald Quistgaard for his own company Dansk Design during the 1960s.
Measurements: H: 12...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Hand-Glazed Terracotta Vase or Planter, Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Pedestal vase or small planter in hand-glazed pottery. Decorated with stylized flower and ribbon. Signed by an unknown maker. Either Danish or German origin early-mid 20th century. S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pottery
Antique Grotesque Monk Wall Candle Head in Plaster, Italy 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small sculptural candleholder for wall mount. A medieval style inspired painted plaster head depicting a monks head. Grotesque caricature with strong evil/dark features. It was mad...
Category
Early 20th Century European Medieval Candlesticks
Materials
Plaster
Machine Age Desk Sculpture or Paperweight in Bronze & Steel, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylized desk/horizontal plaque or sculpture fashioned from stainless steel and bronze. Distinct industrial/machine age styling. Pieces of pipe and devices from a steel bending mac...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Machine Age Paperweights
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Post-modern Art Glass Vase by Odd Ingar Karlengen for Hallingglass Norway
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Almost every color imaginable appears in the palette of this studio art glass vase by Norwegian Glass Designer Odd Ingar Karlengen. It is signed by hand and its a piece unique made a...
Category
Vintage 1980s Norwegian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
White Vintage PH 4.5/4 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very rare version in the Poul Henningsen metal series. It's basically a PH 4/3 on steroids. It is taller and wider. It was made for a brief time during the 1980s based upon a desig...
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Jean Besnard Style Wooden Craquelé Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Playfully lacquered spherical Wooden table light in the style of Jean Besnard. Designed and created by anonymous designer/maker in France during the 1920s. No markings or signature t...
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bakelite, Oak
Antique Vase in Pressed Ruby Red Glass by Fyens Glasværk, 1920s
By Fyens glasværk 1
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1920s flower vase in pressed ryby/deep red glass. Made at Fyens Glasværk (later Holmegaard) in the early 1920s. It's a substantial and tall piece measuring 28 cm in height. Suitabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Iron & Rattan Trivet Fish by Laurids Lonborg, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Sculptural trivet shaped like a stylized fish. It is executed in blackened iron and featuring a decorative and practical handle in rattan. Designed and made by Laurids Lønborg in Den...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Iron
Swedish Modern Table Lamp in Yellow Crystal, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Distinct Art Deco revival table light with a base and rod fashioned from faceted and cut yellow crystal. Unidentified Swedish maker/designer in the style of Murano and Baccarat. It c...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Danish White Tiered Pendant Lamp from Design Light, 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- 5 Tiered hanging ceiling light
- Designed and manufactured by Design-Light in Denmark during the 1970s/80s
- Reminiscent of the PH 4 and PH 5 lamps by Poul Henningsen
- It is co...
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Karl Jørgen Otteren Norwegian Sculptural Church Candleholder in Twisted Pewter
By Karl Jorgen Otteren
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare church candleholder for bloc or ball candles. It is designed and made by the Norwegian silversmith Karl Jørgen Otteren. Executed in twisted pewter. Stamped/inscribed Otteren.
...
Category
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Pewter
Swedish Modern Stoneware Table Lamp in Dusty Green Glaze, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unidentified large Swedish ceramic table light signed CF or CE. It is executed in a vibrant dusty green glaze and displays elements of the Italian Sgrafitto technique. It comes mount...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Jonas Hidle 'Soap Bubble' Ceiling Lamp in Smoke Glass & Brass, 1960s
By Jonas Hidle
Located in Esbjerg, DK
The Norwegian designer Jonas Hidle created this striking mushroom shaped pendant light. Among the Norwegian referred to as the 'Soap Bubble Lamp'. Its composed of a large hand blown ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid-Century 24 Carat Gold Plated Candlesticks by Hugo Asmussen
By Hugo Asmussen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of 24-carat gold-plated candle holders set with faceted crystal beads. Designed by Hugo Asmussen and manufactured at his company Asmussen in Denmark circa 1960s-70s. They are ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Vintage Abstract Glass Vase by Frantisek Peceny for Sklo Union, Czech Rep. 70s
By Sklo Union Rosice
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mid-century modern sculptural Czech glass vase designed by Frantisek Peceny for Rosice works - Sklo Union in 1972. A rather unusual and abstract glass vase from former Czechoslovakia...
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Butler Ashtray in brass for Illums Bolighus, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Eleganty crafted Brass ashtray with stylized walnut handle designed by Carl Aübock and produced under license by Illums Bolighus in the 1950’s. It was an expensive item in the 1950s ...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Vintage French 'Cocktail' Table Lamp in Brass & Frosted glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Recently acquired at a Flea marked in Lyon France comes this cocktail shaped table light in Solid brass and with a spherical shade in frosted glass. Art Deco revival in style and pos...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Futurist Titania Pendant Lamp by Alberto Meda & Paolo Rizzato - Luceplan Italy
By Lucepan
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Futuristic Zeppelin or elliptically shaped pendant light called Titania D17. It was designed in 1987 by Italian duo Alberto Meda & Paolo Rizzato for Luceplan. It is made from partial...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Futurist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Danish Modern Nutcracker in Rosewood & Brass, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A simple design dating back to the late 1950s or early 1960’s, this Rosewood and brass nutcracker utilizes two pieces of rosewood and brass hardware and mechanism in the most stylish...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Mid-Century stylized birds carved from Steer Horn, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small scaled hand-made bird figurines carved in steer horn. One of them featuring small green glass eye and the other being a slightly more abstract or freely interpreted bird. Never...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Horn
Vintage Apothecary Jar in White Glass by Empoli Italy, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish yet simply apothecary jar in white opaline glass. This is the large version measuring 23 cm in height with a diameter of 10 cm. It's suitable for storing tea, chocolates, c...
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Opaline Glass
Danish Postmodern Glazed Studio Stoneware Bowl by Bing & Grøndahl
By Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Footed stoneware dish with asymmetrical edge. Decorated with dusty pink, plum purple, salmon and light green pastels. Unidentified ceramist in the postmodern style for B&G in Denmark...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Scandinavian Functionalist Ceiling Lamp in Brass & Marble Glass, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small hanging pendant light composed of pastel-creamy opaline glass shade decorated with marble effects. It features a patinated solid brass top ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Danish Tiered White Hanging Lamp by Frandsen's Belysning, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large tiered - layered pendant/hanging light in white powder coated metal. Designed and manufactured by Frandsen Belysning in Denmark during the late 1970s in a style reminiscent of ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Joseph Simon Danish Stoneware Bowl in Coffee Glaze for Søholm, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Handmade stoneware bowl. Decorated with coffee glaze featuring relief patterns of spirals and squares. Designed by ceramist Joseph Simon and made at Søholm in Denmark between 1967-69...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Scandinavian Copper & Marble Glass Pendant Lamp, Bauhaus Style 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Danish art deco/functionalist pendant light marbled glass shade and copper top. It was manufactured in Denmark during the mid-late 1940s. New and secure wire and fitting has been ins...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
White Danish Ceiling Lamps by Sidse Werner for Holmegaard, 1970s
By Sidse Werner
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Danish minimalist hanging pendant lights called 'Stavlampe'. Designed by female designer Sidse Werner and manufactured by Holmegaard in Denmark during the 1970s. They are made from p...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Scandinavian Modern Wall Sconces in Brass & White Pierced Metal, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In the style of Hans Agne Jakobsson, Alvar Aalto and Pierre Guariche comes the stylish pair of up or down fixed wall sconces. They are fashioned from solid brass and features perfora...
Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage White Louis Poulsen Industrial Wall Lamps, 1970s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
White adjustable wall lights by Louis Poulsen. Designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Denmark.The pair displays signs of use and patina especially to the bases. They feature o...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Large Octagonal Wooden Wall Mirror in Danish Pine, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large Octagonal Wall mirror featuring a solid pine frame. Designed and made in Denmark during the 1970s.
Measurements: 66x66x4 cm.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Scandinavian Modern Ceiling Lamp in Cased Green Glass & Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An elegant pendant light fashioned from brass, decorative brass ring and a hand-blown shade in vibrant green cased opaline glass. Unknown Scandinavian maker/designer in the style of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
