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Decorative Objects For Sale
Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Creator: Interi
Monumental Meissen Centre Piece, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A monumental Meissen reticulated flower-encrusted basket Late 19th-early 20th century, blue crossed swords mark, IMPRESSED C.6., IMPRESSED 79, PAINT...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Lemon Quartz Cluster Mineral with Coordinating Baroque Pearls and Geode
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Lemon quartz crystal cluster with coordinating natural forming Baroque pearls and geode on a Lucite stand. Lemon Quartz is known for its vibrant color that naturally forms in its mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Angel Wing on a Crystal Quartz Cluster with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angel wing on a crystal quartz cluster with Baroque pearls. The hand-carved gold leaf angel wing is originally from a historic church in Liguria. This piece is particularly rare and exquisite due to its unique shape and size. It is gold leaf and has a bole underlay. The ecclesiastical artifact is mounted on a bed of quartz crystals. The Baroque pearls, tangerine quartz...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with 18th Century Italian Cross on a Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 'Sacred Heart' - 18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pear...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Gold Leaf

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

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow on a Polished Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century distressed Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic Itali...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

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

17th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Gold-Plated Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 17th century Italian gilt candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with gold-plated kyanite. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a church in It...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal

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 Lady Figurine Watching a Bird
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain lady figurine that it is part of group of five that represents the five senses. She represents the sense of Touch. It depicts an 18th century lady in a chair beside a side table that has a large birdcage...
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Large Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian large gold leaf tassel ornaments. These were once used to decorate historic Italian churches for feast days like Ch...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

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...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

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

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

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

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Ballroom Lady, by Rudolf Hentschel, Circa 1910
By Meissen Porcelain, Hans Rudolf Hentschel
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exquisite Art Nouveau Figurine: Elegant young lady with dark, pinned-up hair in a floor-length white dress with train and multi-layered, elegantly designed bodice, stan...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Ruler Selenite with Gold Leaf on a Lucite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with gold leaf on a Lucite base. Selenite logs are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. It is then lined with gold leaf which contrasts beautifully with the sleek selenite. Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Organic Modern 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...
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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pear Shaped Meissen Vase with Cover and Vines with Flowers and Fruits
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful early 19th century pear shaped Meissen covered vase with raised fruits, vines and flowers. The vase is finely hand painted with pink ...
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1870s German Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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

Pair of 19/20th C. Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole Birds
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of 19/20th century Louis XVI Style Meissen Models of Golden Oriole birds. Each bird is naturalistically modeled and perched on white birc...
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20th Century German Louis XVI Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Figure of Christ on Crystal with Mica with Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian, distressed, hand carved and painted figure of Christ on crystal with mica and tourmaline with natural forming baroque pearl. The figure of Christ came off of a ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Fossil Shell and Crystal Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian candlestick fragment with unpolished crystals and rare marine fossil (Siliquaria Cumingii) collected from the coast of Minabe from the Honshu island in Japan. Th...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

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 '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

Pair of 18th Century Italian Candlesticks with Chalcedony and Barite Crystals
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian candlesticks adorned with chalcedony rosettes with deposits of pyrite and golden barite crystals tapering down the matrix. Barite crystals are a very r...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Pyrite, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilt Angel Wing on a Hematoid Slab with Citrine and Quartz
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved brown and gilt angel wing adorned with citrine and quartz crystals and mounted on a polished hematoid slab. The crystal skull is removable...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Mecca Vase with Mica, Tourmaline, and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca vase mounted with mica and tourmaline and adorned natural-forming baroque pearls. The mica and baroque pearls perfe...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Meissen Porcelain Bird Model
Located in London, GB
A Meissen porcelain bird model German, late 19th century Measures: height 15cm, width 15cm, depth 9cm This elegant miniature, of a ptarmigan or sim...
Category

Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Bird Model
Meissen Porcelain Bird Model
$3,528 Sale Price
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An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Box, Louis XV Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century Meissen porcelain box, Louis XV period. An 18th century Meissen porcelain box, Louis XV period, gilt brass mounting. H: 14cm, W: 9cm, D: 9cm
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlestick with Chalcopyrite and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with baroque pearls. This fragment was originally part of a candlestick from a historical church in I...
Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Metal

Sculptural Tree with an 18th Century Italian Miniature Helmet Mounted on Calcite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural tree with an 18th century Italian gold leaf miniature helmet and mounted on a calcite and mica mineral. The helmet is hung on a type of dese...
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18th Century Italian Organic Modern Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Meissen Child Bust 'Spring' From A Series Of The 4 Seasons, H. Schwabe, Ca 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare bust of a cherub wrapped in white cloth with gold trim, his blond curls adorned with delicate spring flowers and leaves, his head tilted slightly to one side. Curved base w...
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1880s German Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Candlestick Fragment on Tangerine Crystals in Matrix Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca gilded candlestick decorated with amber mounted on tangerine crystals in matrix base. This mecca gilded candlestick was originally part of a historical Italian church in Italy. It has been adorned with amber and mounted on the coordinating tangerine crystal quartz cluster in matrix. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she transformed the piece and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 18th century. The Italian church artifact and tangerine crystal in matrix are put together in a sculptural form - creating an organic and historically significant...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Crystal

18th Century Italian Gold Candlesticks with a Wallpaper Base and Polished Jasper
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf wood candlestick with a coordinating antique wallpaper base decorated with polished jasper stones. The gold leaf cand...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls. The Chesapecten plate...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mica in an Albite Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Mica in an albite matrix. Albite is a type of feldspar mineral. Mica is formed from silicate which creates the delicate, glimmery sheets that combine and layer together. This combination of minerals creates a rare, museum-quality formation. This is also a very big specimen and weighs approximately 54 lbs or 24.5 kg. The albite and mica create a rare, sculptural, natural formation.
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15th Century and Earlier American Organic Modern Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

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

Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of a Shepherdess and Soldier
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain figure group of a shepherdess and a soldier. It depicts this pastoral scene of this romantic couple, she is seated in the grass with a letter in her hand ...
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Early 20th Century German Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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, Coral, Rock Crystal

Wood Mirror Decorated with Crystal Points and Fossil Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Shadowbox frame wall mirror decorated with faden crystal points and fossil shells.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

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 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

18th Century Italian Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Calcite Crystals in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted with chalcopyrite and calcite crystals in matrix. The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italia...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Pyrite

18th Century Italian Candlestick on Barite Crystals, Copper and Fused Glass
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick with coordinating natural-forming copper and intertwined with fused glass and baroque pearls. It is on a matrix with tapering barite crystals from El...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Copper

Ruler Selenite with an 18th Century Italian Fragment & Baroque Pearls on Lucite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with an 18th century Italian gold leaf fragment and natural forming baroque pearls on a lucite base. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spar. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian fragment is originally 18th century. Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick Top with Fossil Agate Coral
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded candlestick top with fossil agate coral. The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. It ha...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Fragment with Pyrite and a Baroque Pearl on a Lucite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian fragment base with coordinating pyrite and a baroque pearl on a lucite base. The fragment was originally part of a hand-carved piece in a historical I...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Pyrite

Pair of 18th Century Italian Candlestick Tops with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian silver leaf candlestick tops with polished agate coral and baroque pearls. The hand-carved, silver lea...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral, Silver Leaf

Set of Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Scalloped Bowl/Plate
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a set of Meissen hand painted porcelain bowl/plate. It depicts in the center a couple of cherubs holding a garland of flowers and also a wreath of green leaves while they are...
Category

Early 20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell & Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls. The Chesapecten plate...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Ruler Selenite on Lucite Bases
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of ruler selenite on lucite bases. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is a crystallized form of gypsum and is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Fragment Base with Mica in Matrix and Silver Leaf Shells
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian base decorated with mica in matrix, and silver leaf shells on an antique metal base decorated with church vestment braid. The 18th century fragment ba...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Metal, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Fragment with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gilded candlestick with pyrite in matrix on a coordinating chalcopyrite mineral base. The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Pyrite

Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved Arms of Christ with Crystal on Tourmaline
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 17th century Italian (Venetian) carved arms of Christ decorated with crystal and tourmaline on tourmaline in matrix. These hand carved arm...
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17th Century Italian Organic Modern Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Gilt Arrow on a Polished Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century distressed Italian mecca gilt arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Gilded Candlestick Fragment with Pyrite in Matrix on Agate
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century Italian gilded candlestick fragment with pyrite in matrix on a polished agate base. The fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italian church in ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Pyrite, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Ribbon Fragment with Baroque Pearls on Selenite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian ribbon fragment with natural-forming baroque pearls on a selenite slab. The Italian ribbon fragment original came from a...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Sunset Cactus Quartz and Baroque Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top decorated with sunset cactus quartz and a baroque pearl. The gold leaf candlestick top originally came from an 18th century Italian candlestic...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Candlestick Top with Agate Coral and Baroque Pearl
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian candlestick top with polished agate coral and a baroque pearl. The 18th century candlestick top originally came from a candlestick from a church in Tuscany. T...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf

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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