Zus Korsten

Very decorative 1960s Italian hand carved orange alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi. Consists of a heavy ashtray, also very useful as trinket dish or vide-poche. A table lighter (which also fits a wax tea light candle). And a very pretty lidded hinged box, which originally would have held cigarettes but also could be used to keep jewellery or little treasures in. Cigarette sales peaked in the 20th century, people were allowed to smoke in the office, the cinema, at restaurants, indoors and outdoors. Once women were able to smoke freely, smoking became a social norm and in general it was considered an act of elegance and sophistication. Businessmen in the 1960s were rarely seen without a cigarette in their hand. So needles to say you needed pretty smoking accessories...

Very decorative aubergine, amethist, plum coloured purple set of ten different size and colour Italian art glass bottles, vases and apothecary or candy jars. Mention Italian glass and probably everyone’s mind immediately leaps to Venice and Murano. But there is another almost equally famous centre of Italian glass making known as Empoli. Empoli glass is generally much simpler and does not have the intricately applied trim or decorations associated with Venetian and Murano pieces. The simple traditional styles of Empoli glass were quickly adapted to the abstract shapes of mid 20th century modernism. It became hugely popular as a decorative home accent, and was exported across the world. Now they are highly sought after by international collectors and look beautiful arranged together. This set consists of three pressed genie bottles and seven blown glass items. The bottles have their stopper and all items are different in design, shape and size (height with stopper): Large striped swirl genie bottle, pressed glass, 53cm high, ø 13.5cm (20.9"x5.3") Diamond design pressed 'genie' bottle, pressed glass, 55cm high, ø 13cm diameter (21.7"x5.1") Angular 4 sided genie bottle with dancing women, pressed glass, 48cm high, 15x15cm depth and width (18.9"x5.9") Carafe with clear handle and foot, without stopper, marked, made in Italy, blown glass, 38cm high, ø 13cm (15"x5.1") Large cognac glass, blown glass, 27cm high, ø 18cm (10.6"x7.1") Small cognac glass, blown glass, 23cm high, ø 13cm (9.1"5.1") Optic bubble small vase on clear foot, blown glass, clear glass foot, 22cm high, ø 10cm (8.7"x3.9") Small long vase with swirl design, blown glass, 25cm high, ø 8cm (9.8"x 3.1") Bonbon or candy jar with clear foot and handle, blown glass, 24cm high, ø 11cm (9.5"x4.3") Small bonbon or candy jar with clear foot and handle, blown glass, 16cm high, ø 11cm (6.3"x4.3") Like Murano glass in the 1950s-1960s the great majority of Empoli glass was marked only with relatively generic “Made in Italy” paper or foil label. Over time, many of the original labels have fallen off and the majority of Empoli MCM glass...

Pretty 1940s Belgian Mid Century Modern pear shaped stainless steel liquor cellar with a CVC Belgium Art-Deco uranium (or vaseline) glass carafe and 6 coloured glasses inside The holder is removable so in the bottom half of the pear you could easily also store ice cubes. Or put ice cubes under the holder to make sure your shot glasses are ice cold! The carafe and two of the six glasses are made of green uranium glass...

Very pretty set of three 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases. A high pitcher, vase or decanter and two candy or apothecary jars. In deep bl...

Very pretty set of seven 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases, decanters and candy or apothecary jars. In sweet baby pink tone colours. A pretty mixture of different shades, shapes and styles and in clear and cased glass. Measurements from highest to lowest: Large blown apothecary jar with lid on clear base 39cm high, Ø 17cm (15.35"x6.69") High narrow blown glass pitcher with clear handle and base 37cm high, Ø9cm (14.57"x3.54" Pressed glass with motifs and milky white handle 30cm high, Ø16cm (11.81"x6.3") Bulbous blown pitcher with milky white handle 29cm high, Ø 15cm (11.42"x 5.91") High tazza bowl on turned clear base 28cm high, Ø 19cm (11"x7.49") Diabolo shaped vase 25cm high, Ø14cm (9.84"x5.51") Handblown lidded candy dish...

Two stunning Art Deco polar bears in white and blue both with craquelé glazing by the French Ceramic L&V Ceram DAX company Both stamped with the L and V Cera...

Vintage MCM Hollywood Regency gilt metal or tole rope and tassel stool or bench and umbrella stand. This fantastic set would look great in any ha...

Very unusual extra large vintage wooden display model of a screwdriver nr 7. Turned and carved out of one piece of wood, probably used as displa...

Vintage 1960s Christofle silver plated bronze radish bud vases also know as soliflore or solifleur as you could put one flower in them. But they also could be used as small candle ho...

Lovely decorative set of fourteen antique copper escargot or egg poach pans. Hand-hammered copper, tin lined with hand cast brass handles. I'm told they ...

Very pretty set of five tall heavy antique pink blown glass solifleur lily vases. All of them are slightly different because they are handmade. The bottom of the vases vary in size a...

Perfect vintage wall decoration. Medium size round convex mirrors in relief pearled plastered gilt wood frames. Great addition to any wall and impactful statement on its own. Imagine this in your hallway, bathroom or in a collection of vintage mirrors...

Gorgeous set of three vintage Hollywood Regency style 1980s medium size Murano white cased swirl art glass lamp shades. Two mushrooms models and an egg model. Made of hand blown fro...

An impressive antique white metal or nickel silver adjustable book chain linked collar, probably from a posh French 'Chateau' dog. Measures: 49cm (19,3") long, adjustable in 7 holes from 48cm (18.9") to 37cm (14.6") circumference This antique item would be a perfect addition for an antique dog...

Fantastic vintage 1970s-1980s pumpkins, also know as gourds, in Italian Murano and Swedisch Kosta Boda heavy mouth blown glass. Large life size pumpkins in orange, yellow and green glass. The three large orange-yellowish pumpkins are very pretty 1970s Murano ones. And the smallest green one is a Swedish Kosta Boda from the 1980s. The three 'classic' Murano pumpkins...

1960s Italian Empoli MCM green glass cute cat bottle. Mention Italian glass and probably everyone’s mind immediately leaps to Venice and Murano. But ...

A stylish collection of six French Faux Bamboo wood framed mirrors with some foxing to the mirror glass but still very usable as mirrors. The bamboo motif turned wooden frames, the chains and wood backings are all in original condition. The mirrored glass is also original in all mirrors, they all have some foxing present in various stadia. Great to decorate an empty wall with. Two mirrors are vintage, from somewhere between 1920-1950. Four mirrors are antique, late 19th century or early 20th century. The largest has hooks on all side to hang it by. The smallest has a little piece of rope. The rest has their original chain. Two mirrors have some treated woodworm damage. Two wooden frames have dark edges on the turned rings. One mirror is slightly crooked. measurements including frame, from large to small: Large vintage mirror, without chain, little wood worm damage, hanging eye on all 4 sides, darkened on de turning rings, size: 62x52cm (24.41"x20.47") Horizontal hanging large antique mirror, with chain, size: 55x42cm (21.65x16.54") Darker antique wood mirror...

Glamorous 1950s Midcentury statement piece choker necklace which features eight strands of light orange pink coral beads. This colour is also know as Angel Skin. The 4 strands of 4mm...

Scientific school or laboratory convex shaped lens on a brass stand with cast iron tripod base. The heavy convex glass lens is 7 1/2 cm (2.95") th...

Very large and decorative Hollywood Regency 1920s page turner or letter opener made by hand out of a curl goat Horn and brass. On the brass it reads: AER But the some letters are h...

Very interesting early 20th Century Czech made taxidermy cow "Tur Domácí Bos Taurus" hind leg for classroom study, probably used at a University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The leg is at least a hundred years old, you can see by the way it is fixed together (the curly iron thread) and the surface ware of the real bones, it is smooth and yellowish. The iron and wood holder however is probably aded very recently (my guess is in the 80s 90s). Tur Domácí Bos Taurus (which is Czech and Latin for domestic bovine, or domestic cow) is an even-toed ungulate from the genus Bos of the bovine family...

Set of three very pretty antique and vintage sexy Cinderella glass shoe bottles. A boot, a pump and a slipper. It consists of a: -handblown in a mould Victorian 19th century Legras&Cie lady’s "button lace-up ankle boot with a piece of leg on a padded cushion" soap bottle...

1950s set of three blue opaline glass items. Made in Italy The bright blue milk, opaline or cased glass is heavy and thick, all items have a decorative orm...

Very decorative set 2 old blueish green blown glass bottles know as Demijohn, Lady Jeanne or Carboy. Made and used somewhere between 1880 and 1920           These old glass bottles...

Early 19th Century Odd Fellows or Oddfellows tin heart in hand on an oak stick or staf. The basic idea behind the hand with heart is that whenever an Od...

Very decorative rare clear glass set of eight different size Italian pressed glass bottles. This set is almost completely animal themed, a duck, a poodle, a dachshund and two fishes. But also a pressed Brutalist large cognac glass a petite blown glass carafe and a pressed so called 'corset' carafe. Mention Italian glass and probably everyone’s mind immediately leaps to Venice and Murano. But there is another almost equally famous centre of Italian glass making known as Empoli. Empoli glass is generally much simpler and does not have the intricately applied trim or decorations associated with Venetian and Murano pieces. The simple traditional styles of Empoli glass were quickly adapted to the abstract shapes of mid 20th century modernism. It became hugely popular as a decorative home accent, and was exported across the world. Now they are highly sought after by international collectors and look beautiful arranged together. All bottles have their stopper and are different in design, shape and size (height with stopper): Duck shaped genie bottle, 40cm high, 13cm wide, 12cm deep (15.7" x 5.1"x 4.7") Poodle bottle 38cm high, 14cm wide and 8cm deep Dachshund Wiener dog bottle 36cm high, 10cm wide, 9,5cm deep Fish decanter...

A large 19th Century scientific optical mirror in round blackened hardwood frame on brass articulated tripod stand. The mirror looks concave or convex shaped, but if you look closely...

Set of three hand carved Italian alabaster claw and dolphin footed decorative boxes in blue, orange and beige coloured alabaster. I fell in love with their beautiful shiny colours and the heaviness of the material of these jewellery boxes with hinged lids, brass claw feet, brass dolphin feet...

19th century Austrian terracotta lying mini pug dog with red collar and glass eyes. I found this very lovely small Austrian cold hand painted terracotta model of a lying Pug dog w...

A wonderful set of two Victorian heavy cast brass sitting English Pointer dogs. Depicted 'en profile' facing towards or from each other. They were originally made as doorstoppers, but also very useful as large bookends...

Very pretty and decorative early 20th century French articulated life-size mannequin's arm in dark brown painted and plastered heavy solid wood. To lay or hang and use for extraordi...

Very pretty and heavy early 1900s Neo-Classical oval brass jewellery box with 2 moth decorations carved in agate. The figures on the (I think machine made repoussé) side look like from Roman times. The middle-eastern little tent shaped lid feels very Moorish, also the round glass 'gem stone' decorations look like the decoration on antique Moorish jewellery...

Large collection of tin 1900s Edwardian miniature toy figures. A few tin houses a shed, gazebo's, flower arches, lots of trees and shrubs. Dovecote, pretty fences, a bench, a parrot tree, a birdcage, a plant Stand, a fountain, farm animals and lots of human figures in Edwardian clothing about: 29 trees (trees shrubs, palmtrees) 11 decorative fences 2 arches 18 figures (girl with dog, a couple, lady with...

Very cute little 1950s white opaline glass pear or gourd shaped lidded jar in three pieces, a scalloped plate in which the scalloped bottom dish fits ...

19th Century Italian hand carved coral and gold Bacchante / Bacchus pendant. Made from 9 Kt gold and natural, untreated hand carved blood coral from S...

Rare 19th century French heavy cast iron clip with spring in the shape of a birds head. Most likely a heron, the hinge in its 'jaw joint' makes its beak act as a clip. You pinch the back and its feathered neck to open the beak. So this pretty item could be used as paper clamp...

Large 19th century Art Nouveau stoneware cider pitcher with a detailed satyr, faun or devil hanging on a tree branche handle. Unfortunately I know nothin...

Large vintage industrial 1994 cowboy rough cut 1363 rubber negative Doc Holliday mould to make a negative plaster mould with. With the plaster mould you ...

Swiss Brienz black forest hand carved linden wood begging poodle with brass matchbox holder and four brass cigar holders. Black Forest wood carved art ...

A heavy robust larger than life Spanish 1920s repoussé copper boot umbrella or walking cane stand. Very elegant way to collect all loose hockey sticks, c...

Four sets and two single pieces of English Victorian brass chimney ornaments or "good luck" shoes. What a lovely collection of shiny shoes don't you think? Let me tell you a little bit about them, during the Victorian period in England, it was fashionable to have a pair of "good luck" brass shoes on your mantel (fireplace), they would been given to you as a wedding gift. Two sets were definitely match stick holders...

19th century romantic French basket-shaped gilt bronze ceiling 'Marie-Antoinette' luster with six flower lights. From the basket small leave branches and six larges 'branches' stick out, these thicker branches are crowned by glass roses. The basket hangs by 3 'cloth like' bronze ribbons, attached to a ceiling rosette...

Very pretty Art Deco love letter box in carved walnut wood, would also be great to keep jewellery in. Two detailed carved doves lying in an amorous em...

Very nice 1920s 1930s large metal industrial advertising sign in the form of a spoon in Rococo style. The Spoon is heavy and partly silver plate...

Very pretty and heavy bronze French Art Nouveau clary sage (Salvia Sclarea) leaf and plant stem with bronze gilt styled flower in which a candle fits. Fits up to a Ø 5.7cm diameter ...

Vintage 70s Italian center piece made of 4 real nautilus shells and 5 real clam shells covered in 999 Silver by Federico Buccellati. Marked inside one of t...

Very pretty and styled Art Deco ceramic German shepherd dog sculpture in white crackled glaze. Charles Louis Eugène Virion (1865-1946) was...

Very elegant Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire Bruxelles atelier de moulage plaster cast of a woman's left hand, early 20th century. Decorative piece ready for 'hanging out' or just '...

Decorative collection of four little brass vide-poche trinket dishes and a candleholder to keep or collect your little trinkets in and shine a little light on your lovelies. Use them to put your jewelry in on your nightstand before going to bed. Or on your hallway table for your keys. But this set would also look great on your coffee table to top a stack of coffee table books. The cockatoo dish is marked Deponé (Spanish for legally protected or copyrighted or patented) is probably 19th century and measures: 18 x 8 x 2.5cm (7" x 3" x 0.9") 1960s acorn with a hinged lid in the shape of an acorn with foliage lined with black velvet measures: 10 x 8 x 5cm (3.9" x 3.2" x 1.9") 1960s cat trinket dish 10 x 9 x 2.5cm (3.9" x 3.2" x 0.9") 19th century bronze sparrow...

I found this very lovely Austrian cold painted terracotta model of a Pug Dogie in seated position with little red collar adorned with gold pain...

A large and heavy 18th century copper garden watering can. Hand-beaten or hammered copper can with a non-detachable pouring spout. The copper rolled handl...

Clover or quartreform shaped mid-19th century Chinese canton export tea caddy in gold lacquered wood on a black background. Decorated with palace scenes...

This vase from circa 1925 was used to bring by a weekly flower tribute to a deceased buried loved one. The enamel finish makes this vase suitable to be kept outside on your balcony ...

Very pretty French meat carving knife and fork set in INOX steel and hand carved bone in styled dog faces with glass eyes. The knife is very ...

Complete set of ten paper hand-colored illustrations from Premiere Centurie de Planches Enluminees et Non Enluminees (Decade 6 Regne Mineral) by Pierre Joseph Buchoz, Paris and Amste...

Beautiful framed painting signed and painted by Shao Ang in 1987 Zhao Shao Ang (1905-1998) was born in Guangzhou (Canton, China) he moved back and forth...

This is a large tilting antique pine wood dovetailed 19th century photography wood darkroom contact printing frame on a mobile wheeled stand A printing fra...

A little bit creepy but very beautiful this petrified unborn cow baby mummy. Calf mummification occurs when a cow foetus dies inside the womb for to some reason and instead of expelling the foetus like normal, it dehydrates due to the absorption of amniotic fluids and mummifies in the mother’s body over time. Cows carrying a mummified calf...

Antique French green glass and gilt bronze Hollywood Regency bar set on a mirror tray. On the tray a pineapple lidded bowl and a whisky dispenser wit...

This English 1950s heavy sterling silver bracelet has 17 large three-dimensional charms and opens or closes with a heart shaped padlock on a little safety chain. Some of the charms have moving or opening parts. The windmill really turns, the lid of the beer mug opens, the ship opens up, the leaves on the orange are separate from the orange, the bellow bellows, the treasury chest opens, the corn has loose leaves and the scissors 'cut'. Three of them are European solid silver pendants: the acorn (Italy 925) the long pendant (sword Dutch 835, used from 1906-1953) the German beer mug...