About Studio John Volleman
For over 30 years, art, antiques and design have been a constant thread in my life — through working in auction houses, collecting, and now running my own gallery. Studio John Volleman offers an eclectic collection of furniture, art and objects spanning different periods and cultures, from archaeological pieces and early European furniture to 20th-century design. I am drawn to objects with a soul — pieces with a strong presence, authenticity and a story to tell. I particularly appreciate the traces of time: the patina of old wood, aged stone and leather, hand-worked me...Read More
Established in 2017
Featured Pieces
Pair of Swedish Art Deco Bronze Candlesticks by Ystad-Brons, 1930s
By Ystad-Metall, Carl-Einar Borgstrom
Located in Aartselaar, BE
An Art Deco bronze pair of candleholders with fluted trumpet sockets and square base over a scalloped reveals, finished with a handsome enameled verdigris-antique finish.
Designed b...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Male Torso Sculpture, Academic Study, Late 19th Century
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A very European plaster study of a male torso, dating from the late 19th century.
Modelled in the tradition of academic sculptural studies, the figure is reduced to the torso and u...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Plaster
Large Pair of Bohemian Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Vases, circa 1900
By Pallme König
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A stylish and unusually large pair of Bohemian Art Nouveau iridescent glass vases, attributed to Pallme-König & Habel, circa 1900–1910.
Each vase is hand-blown in deep forest-green ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Deco Vase with Loop Handles and Crystalline Glaze, circa 1920s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking Art Deco art pottery vase, dating to the 1920s, distinguished by its sculptural form, architectural handles and exceptionally expressive glaze.
The elongated ceramic body...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pottery
Paul Milet Sèvres Early Art Deco Blue Flambé Ceramic Vase with Silvered Mount
Located in Aartselaar, BE
An exceptional early Art Deco ceramic vase by Paul Milet (1870–1950), Sèvres, France, circa 1910–1915, combining the emerging architectural language of Art Deco with strong influence...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Metal
Bertel Gardberg ‘Sauna’ G-Palli Stool in Solid Pine, Finland, 1950s
By Bertel Gardberg
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A sculptural solid pine ‘Sauna’ stool, also known as the ‘G-Palli’, designed by Finnish designer and silversmith Bertel Gardberg in the 1950s.
The model is known to have been produce...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Elchinger Modernist Black and Yellow Free-Form Ceramic Vase, France, 1950
By Elchinger
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking sculptural ceramic vase by Fernand Elchinger, France, dating from the 1950s.
Despite its relatively small scale, the vase has a remarkably strong sculptural presence. The...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fernand Elchinger Sculptural Black and Yellow Ceramic Pitcher, France, 1950s
By Elchinger
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking sculptural ceramic pitcher by Fernand Elchinger, France, dating from the 1950s.
The pitcher is distinguished by its beautifully modelled, almost fluid form. The body is s...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Philips ‘Junior’ Table Lamp, by Louis Kalff, Netherlands, circa 1955
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A highly characteristic Philips ‘Junior’ table lamp, produced in the Netherlands during the 1950s and commonly attributed to the influential Dutch designer Louis Christiaan Kalff (18...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Silvered Metal Serving Dish with Ebonized Wood Handles, 1930s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking French Art Deco serving dish or centrepiece, dating to circa 1930.
The elongated octagonal body is executed in silver-plated metal and distinguished by its strong archite...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Blanche Letalle for Saint-Clément Art Deco Green Ceramic Vase, France
By Blanche Letalle, Saint-Clément
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking French ceramic vase designed by Blanche Letalle for Saint-Clément, model 4159, dating from the mid-20th century.
The vase has a beautifully balanced architectural form, w...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Central European Painted Pine Cupboard with Wrought-Iron Lock
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A wonderfully primitive and highly atmospheric 18th century painted pine cupboard, originating from Central Europe, most likely Austria or Southern Germany.
Of unusually compact pro...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Folk Art Cupboards
Materials
Pine
Pair of Swedish Art Deco Bronze Candlesticks by Ystad-Brons, 1930s
By Ystad-Metall, Carl-Einar Borgstrom
Located in Aartselaar, BE
An Art Deco bronze pair of candleholders with fluted trumpet sockets and square base over a scalloped reveals, finished with a handsome enameled verdigris-antique finish.
Designed b...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Male Torso Sculpture, Academic Study, Late 19th Century
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A very European plaster study of a male torso, dating from the late 19th century.
Modelled in the tradition of academic sculptural studies, the figure is reduced to the torso and u...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Plaster
Large Pair of Bohemian Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Vases, circa 1900
By Pallme König
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A stylish and unusually large pair of Bohemian Art Nouveau iridescent glass vases, attributed to Pallme-König & Habel, circa 1900–1910.
Each vase is hand-blown in deep forest-green ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
French Art Deco Vase with Loop Handles and Crystalline Glaze, circa 1920s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking Art Deco art pottery vase, dating to the 1920s, distinguished by its sculptural form, architectural handles and exceptionally expressive glaze.
The elongated ceramic body...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pottery
Paul Milet Sèvres Early Art Deco Blue Flambé Ceramic Vase with Silvered Mount
Located in Aartselaar, BE
An exceptional early Art Deco ceramic vase by Paul Milet (1870–1950), Sèvres, France, circa 1910–1915, combining the emerging architectural language of Art Deco with strong influence...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Metal
Bertel Gardberg ‘Sauna’ G-Palli Stool in Solid Pine, Finland, 1950s
By Bertel Gardberg
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A sculptural solid pine ‘Sauna’ stool, also known as the ‘G-Palli’, designed by Finnish designer and silversmith Bertel Gardberg in the 1950s.
The model is known to have been produce...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Elchinger Modernist Black and Yellow Free-Form Ceramic Vase, France, 1950
By Elchinger
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking sculptural ceramic vase by Fernand Elchinger, France, dating from the 1950s.
Despite its relatively small scale, the vase has a remarkably strong sculptural presence. The...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fernand Elchinger Sculptural Black and Yellow Ceramic Pitcher, France, 1950s
By Elchinger
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking sculptural ceramic pitcher by Fernand Elchinger, France, dating from the 1950s.
The pitcher is distinguished by its beautifully modelled, almost fluid form. The body is s...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Philips ‘Junior’ Table Lamp, by Louis Kalff, Netherlands, circa 1955
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A highly characteristic Philips ‘Junior’ table lamp, produced in the Netherlands during the 1950s and commonly attributed to the influential Dutch designer Louis Christiaan Kalff (18...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Silvered Metal Serving Dish with Ebonized Wood Handles, 1930s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking French Art Deco serving dish or centrepiece, dating to circa 1930.
The elongated octagonal body is executed in silver-plated metal and distinguished by its strong archite...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Blanche Letalle for Saint-Clément Art Deco Green Ceramic Vase, France
By Blanche Letalle, Saint-Clément
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking French ceramic vase designed by Blanche Letalle for Saint-Clément, model 4159, dating from the mid-20th century.
The vase has a beautifully balanced architectural form, w...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Central European Painted Pine Cupboard with Wrought-Iron Lock
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A wonderfully primitive and highly atmospheric 18th century painted pine cupboard, originating from Central Europe, most likely Austria or Southern Germany.
Of unusually compact pro...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Folk Art Cupboards
Materials
Pine