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Decorative Objects For Sale
Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Creator: Interi
Antique Meissen Groupings of Children Holding Cornucopia Vases Pair, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
A fine and quite unusual pair of large antique Meissen porcelain groupings, with each cornucopia carried by two Meissen children / cupids, all in diff...
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1860s German Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Genre Love Group With Drum Beater, by F.E. Meyer, Germany Circa 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain group: On rock pedestal fixed with large rocailles in the foreground sitting musician with tricorn, frock coat over wide sh...
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Boy & Girl With Hoops, A. Koenig, c 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurines: Two children with colorful hoops: Standing boy in sailor dress, holding the hoop with both hands behind him standing on the ground,...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Lovely Dog Figurine Terrier by Paul Walther made c. 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Lovely Figurine Of Dog: It Is A Type Of British Smooth Fox Terrier Sitting On White Oval Base / The Dog's Body Is Brownish Coloured, Wit...
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1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Porcelain Candelabra
Located in Lantau, HK
Decorative with figures followers in relief. Porcelain hand painted, marked and the engraving 4611 12. Minor chips Shipping included Free and fast delivery door to door by air...
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19th Century German Classical Roman Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Figurine 'Pierrette' by Martin Wiegand, Meissen Germany, ca 1908
By Martin Wiegand, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurine: Red-haired girl sitting on the ground with big hat with brim turned up in front, dressed in green bodice with gold hem, wide sk...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Base with Natural Coral Head
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base from Tuscany topped with a naturally formed coral head. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the Fl...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Coral, Gold Leaf

Large Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Flora with Cupids, by Emmerich Oehler, ca 1913
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Art Nouveau Figurine Group by Meissen: Monumental figure of Flora, taking a step forward in dance and holding large, heavy flower garlands of yellow roses, which are wrapped with a blue bow, in hands. The hair of the female nude is artfully tied into a striped cloth, which is held together by blue ribbons and is decorated with leaf branches over the ears. On her left shoulder she carries a naked boy who is holding in an upside down position a golden wreath...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Blue Agate Slab Mounted on a Stand
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Large blue agate slab mounted on a stand. Agate is characterized by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. These slabs are classically assoc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Agate

Polished Agate Cathedral with a Tangerine Crystal Point
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished agate cathedral with a tangerine crystal point. Agate is characterized by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. These slabs are clas...
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Rock Crystal, Quartz

Meissen Porcelain Birds on Gilt Bronze Mounts / Johann Joachim Kändler
Located in Dallas, TX
two (2) Meissen porcelain birds (bitterns), from 1743 model by German sculptor Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1774), each on a base of re...
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19th Century German Baroque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sculptural Floral Arrangements & Pyrite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian gold leaf floral arrangements made of original plaster mounted on 18th century wood molding and adorned with coordinating gold leaf pyrite and shells. ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz

"Cauliflower" Fossil Agate Coral with Baroque Pearls and Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
"Cauliflower" fossil agate coral adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and shells. Fossil agate coral is Florida's state stone and is known for its unique formation that can take place over 20 million years. It's a natural gemstone that is created when prehistoric coral is gradually replaced with agate. This is a complete piece of fossil coral head...
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15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Base with Naturally Free-Formed Copper
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base topped with preserved, naturally free-forming copper. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Black Crucifix with Tourmaline in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix adorned with tourmaline and mounted on tourmaline in a crystal matrix from Brazil. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and c...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Tourmaline

18th Century Meissen Commedia Dell'arte Porcelain Figurine by J. J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A 18th century Meissen Commedia Dell'arte porcelain figurine by J. J. Kandler. This exquisitely painted porcelain figurine is a member of the Italian ...
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Black Irradiated Crystals on Obsidian
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with a black irradiated crystals on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face. Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass prod...
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18th Century Italian Organic Modern Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Herkimer Diamond on Mica & Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian silver candlestick decorated with a Herkimer diamond with a mica foliage ruffle on a mica in calcite base with crystals. The 18th century Italian silver candles...
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18th Century Italian Adam Style Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Selenite Sunrays and Apophyllite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with selenite in matrix and adorned with gem beading around the cross. The selenite in matrix creates the sunrays around the crucifix. The pi...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century Hand-Painted Italian Candlestick with Aquamarine
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick with aquamarine. The candlestick is from originally from a church in Florence. It hand-carved and hand-painted with hints of pale greenish-hues showi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Candlestick with Amber and Aquamarine on Aquamarine Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick with amber and aquamarine points on an aquamarine base. The candlestick artifact is originally from a church in Tuscany. It is hand-carved and hand-p...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Fragment with Fossil Clam Shell on Cut Rock Coral Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick with a fossil clam shell and gold leaf barnacles mounted on a cut rock coral base. The hand-carved, 18th century candlestick originally came from a church in Tuscany. It is mounted on a cut and fossilized rock coral base. The mounted fossil...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Fishtail Selenite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base mounted with a fishtail selenite and decorated with chalcedony rosettes and ecphora shells. This fragment is from a church ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Cross on a Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian cross mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pearl. The piece is inspired by ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Figure of Christ with Smoky Quartz Crystals in Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian figure of Christ on brown, aged coral, adorned with smoky quartz crystals, mounted on a polished agate base. The figure of Christ was originally part ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Coral

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Natural Ammonite Shell
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian candlestick fragment topped with a complete and natural ammonite shell. This Italian fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histo...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Wood

Bison Skull on a Fossil Agate Coral Decorated with Crystal Quartz Points
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Bison skull on a fossil agate coral decorated with tangerine crystal quartz points. The North American bison skull is perfectly intact mounted on a coordin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral

18th Century Rococo Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Fossil Shells and Barnacles
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment topped with natural forming clusters of fossil shells and barnacles. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histori...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

"Frolicking in the Waves, " Art Deco Porcelain Vase with Nudes by Meissen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and lovely, this flaring porcelain vase designed by Rudi Stolle for the famed Meissen Porcelain works depicts a bas relief frieze of nude nymphs...
Category

1940s German Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Processional Finial Mounted on Malachite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-painted processional finial with baroque pearls and mounted on malachite. The piece was originally part of a processional pole...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Malachite, Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Fragment with Copper, Garnets and Gold Mica on Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment decorated with natural forming copper, garnets, and gold mica on an optical calcite base. The Italian fragment originally came from a piece in a church...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Copper, Steel, Gold Leaf

Grey Elephant Ear Selenite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural grey elephant ear selenite. Elephant Ear Selenite are rosette formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or barite which contain sand grains ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Sandstone

17th Century Italian Painting with Angel Wing Frame and 17th Century Arm
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Titled "Vulnerabilita" by Jean O'Reilly Barlow A 17th century Italian painting with a hand-carved 17th century arm. It is framed with 17...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Iron

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with Tourmaline & Crystals on Petrified Wood
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase with black tourmaline and crystals on a petrified wood base This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. This piece is available for purchase but will be premiering in The Florence Fragment Collection with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy on October 12th and can be shipped following the end of the exhibition on November 10th. This is a collection of historical fragment...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Tourmaline

Large Kyanite Mineral Adorned with Silver Leaf Shells, Kyanite & Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Kyanite adorned with silver leaf shells, silver plated kyanite, and natural-forming baroque pearls. This is one of the largest forms of kyanite found. It is incredibly rare and almos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Crest on a Hematoid Slab with Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded hand-carved fragment crest mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls. The gilded fragment was originally from a historic...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian "Young John the Baptist" Framed in a Fluorite & Gold Frame
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Young John the Baptist" painting framed with purple and yellow fluorite. The painting original came from Tuscany and depicts him as a young man with a lamb. Thi...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Crucifix on a Tourmaline in Crystal on a Obsidian Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with a hand carved figure of Christ decorated with tourmaline in crystal quartz on a polished obsidian base.
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Vase Mounted with Chalcedony Rosettes
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian vase mounted and encrusted with chalcedony rosettes on a petrified wood base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. This was one of the worst floods recorded since the Renaissance and drew thousands of volunteers from all over the world to help save the city known for its precious history, artwork, artifacts, and rare books. The volunteers were called "the mud angels" because of the mud and silt left everything from the damage of the flood. There is still the original paint and silt left on the piece to uphold the integrity, craftmanship, and history of sculptural fragment. The chalcedony rosettes perfectly emulate the color and texture of the piece. The story and history of this piece and Interi's collection of Florence fragments...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Calcite Crystals and Sphalerite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" mounted with calcite crystals in a matrix of sphalerite. The calcite crystal cluster with sphalerite is from Elmwood Mine in Tennessee. It i...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Angel Wing Mounted on Tourmaline in Crystal Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel wing mounted on tourmaline in crystal quartz. The large, gold leaf and painted angel wing originally came from a church in Tuscany. It was onc...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Tourmaline, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick with Iridescent Ammonite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th Century Italian candlestick base from Tuscany saved from the Florence flood and topped with free formed iridescent ammonite. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was f...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with Free-Formed Copper and Selenite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian "Florence Fragment" mounted with a selenite crystal and free-formed copper. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the histori...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Copper

Sculptural Geode Specimen with Natural Forming Crystal & Baroque Pearl in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A rare sculptural quartz geode in matrix with a natural formed crystal and baroque pearl. This specimen is from the Appalachian region of North Carolina. This was dug by hand and in...
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15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Processional Finial Mounted on Honey Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-painted processional finial with baroque pearls and adventurine and mounted on honey calcite. The piece was originally part of a processional pole...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlesticks with Polished Coral & Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th-century Italian gold leaf candlestick tops with polished agate coral and baroque pearls. The hand-carved, gold leaf candlestick tops originally came from a pair of can...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Mecca Candlestick with Phantom Quartz & Chalcedony Rosettes
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca gold leaf candlestick with a red phantom crystal quartz point encased in Italian antique metal petal drip pan tray. The candlestick is decorated with chalcedony rosettes which are crystallized flower formations that are formed under the earth. The candlestick sits on a matrix encrusted with chalcedony rosettes on a coordinating distressed black marble base. The 18th century Italian candlestick is originally from a church in Coreglia Ligure. Interi works to both preserve and transform Italian ecclesiastical antiquities. The mecca candlestick, red phantom quartz...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Rock Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Vase with Agate Coral & a Double Crystal Point
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian church vase with fossilized coral, a double crystal point on an agate base. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Rock Crystal, Coral

Meissen Porcelain Figurine Busts of a Man & Woman by Peter Strang
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of miniature Meissen porcelain busts. By Peter Strang. In the form of a man and woman in casual clothing. The man wears an argyle sweater a...
Category

20th Century German Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf candlestick top with polished fossil agate coral and natural forming Baroque pearls. The 18th century fragment comes from Tuscany and has the original candlestick wax...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Angel Wing with Rutilated Quartz on an Aragonite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel wing with rutilated quartz crystals on natural-forming aragonite crystal cluster. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historic church in Italy. The aragonite is from Morocco and is known for this particular type of crystalized formations. The mineral emulates a cloud which is compliments the 18th century Italian gilded angel wing. The rutile quartz crystals are adorned on the base and aspects of the wing and the gold of the rutile perfectly matches the original gilded 18th century Italian artifact...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

17th Century 'Florence Fragment' Candlestick Base with Rutile Quartz Crystal
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base fragment from Tuscany mounted with a rutile quartz crystal. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the Florence...
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17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with a Faceted Black Crystal on Obsidian
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with a faceted cut black crystal on a free-forming obsidian mineral with a polished face. Obsidian is naturally occurring volcanic glass prod...
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18th Century Italian Modern Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Quartz Crystals and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century gilded Italian fragments adorned with golden quartz crystals and baroque pearls. The pair are free-standing or can be modified to be hung on a wall upon reques...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian 'Florence Fragment' with an Ammonite and Crystal Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Florence Fragment" candlestick base mounted and adorned with quartz crystals and topped with an ammonite. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic Florence Flood of 1966. It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Coral, Gold Leaf

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Fragment Mounted on Phantom Optical Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment with gold mica and baroque pearls on a phantom optical calcite base. The fragment originally came from a historical church in Italy. It is adorned with...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Cross Mounted on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian mecca processional cross on a calcite crystal base in matrix with coordinating baroque pearls. The calcite crystal cluster in matrix is from Elmwood Mine in T...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Antique and Vintage Decorative Objects for Sale: Find Vases, Bowls, Boxes and Clocks on 1stDibs

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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