Two Japanese Bronze Shells

This natural gourd was sliced at the top, hollowed out, and lacquered in black inside, around the rim, and on the bottom where it was signed by the artisan with Chinese and Japanese ...

This refined object dates to the first half of the 19th century, and was probably used for obi, kimono sashes, which were hung over it. The gold decorations on the black-lacquered g...

This abstract 1920s Swedish sculpture of painted-and-gilded plaster, on a painted-wood base, is pleasing from all angles. At the time and place where it...

In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...

Large brass nautilus from the 1970s n a hand polished finish, circa 1970s. Made in Korea. Both are same size, shape, and color.

The Following Item we are offering is A Magnificent Large Pair of Beautiful Exquisite Original Estate Bronze and Glass Asian Centerpiece Vases. Beautifully done with Fine Ornate Bron...

Mid Century Modern pair of stylized bronze shell jardinieres, in the style of Tony Duquette. Larger : 8.5T X 7W X 7D Smaller : 5.25T X 6W x6D

Mid-century nautilus sculptures or objects of art carved from mahogany in a stylized form with a dark lush finish.