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Decorative Objects For Sale
Creator: Orrefors
Creator: Lalique
Lalique Crystal Sculpture Cockatoo Bird
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This is a large Lalique crystal cockatoo bird sculpture. Signed Lalique France on the base.
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Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Massive Ariel Vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden, 1987
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Massive ariel vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden 1987 A heavy art glass vase of the Ariel Cloud series designed by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden in 1978. Blue and lightblue glass with a very thick crystal clear glass overlay internaly decorated with a pattern depicting clouds, wind and rain. Signed with company lable and incised signature 'Orrefors 939590 Olle Alberius Ariel Gallery 7-87' on the bottom. Weight 5,25 kilos (11.2 lb). A rare piece of Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian glass design. Olle Alberius (1926 - 1993) was a Swedish glass designer...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Frosted Crystal Shark Sculpture by Lalique of France
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful frosted crystal shark sculpture by Lalique of France , circa 1990s. This gorgeous piece was a limited edition sculpture and is marked ...
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Mid-20th Century French Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Scandinavian Modern Glass Vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors, 1950s
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Modern glass vase by Nils Landberg for Orrefors, 1950s Tall Swedish handmade Sommerso smoked glass vase. Tear drop design by Swedish designer Nils Landberg for Orrefors...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Orrefors Sweden Thick Blown and Handmade Art Glass Perfume Bottle Heart Stopper
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage clear signed Orrefors blown and handmade art glass perfume bottle with a heart shaped stopper. Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vessel made in Sweden circa 1980s. Heavy perf...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Orrefors Sweden Frosted Glass Four Candle Holders Designed by Anne Nilssen
Located in Toledo, OH
Swedish made glass set of four candleholders by Orrefors. Designed by Anne Nilssen. Frosted stem with colorless glass candle cup and base. Si...
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20th Century European Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture, from Paris, France, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on black glass ba...
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1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Wonderful Large Lalique France Crystal Grand Ducs Owl Frosted Clear Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large Lalique France frosed and clear crystal Grand Ducs owl vase. This thick clear crystal vase is set on a pedestal embellished with four owls on a square base. Etched ...
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20th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Nils Landberg for Orrefors "Sommerso" Glass Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant glass vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors executed in "Sommerso" technique. Etched signing on bottom.
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Lalique Sixties Vase
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1960s, by Lalique, France. From views of Central Park to your Urban farmhouse, this unusual modernist Lalique vase will underscore any décor with an elegant note. Excellent con...
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1960s French Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Cut Glass

Vintage Mid-Century Orrefors Crystal Decanter with Stopper
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage crystal decanter with stopper by Orrefors (Swedish, founded 1898), c. 1960's. Engraved signature to base Orrefors HM 2498 - this particular style was by Edvard Hall. Includes original red Orrefors Sweden sticker with logo. "Orrefors HM 2498" etched into base. Measures 11.5" H x 3" W x 3" D. Orrefors Glassworks was founded in 1898 on the same site where ironworks operations had been run since 1726. In the same year that the glassworks was founded, a hot shop was built for making technical, medical and household glass and stemware to make use of waste wood and labour. Glass now replaced the less profitable ironworks operations. In 1913, Consul Johan Ekman from Gothenburg became the new owner of Orrefors Glassworks. He appointed Albert Ahlin as manager of the glassworks and this marked the start of a new era. In 1914, Orrefors started manufacturing crystal products, and as well as cut crystal according to purchased patterns and samples, Orrefors made art glass using the overlay technique with etched decoration. The new management quickly saw that artists were needed in the business, so Simon Gate was employed in 1916 and was joined by Edward Hald a year later. That same year, Gate and Hald made their first tentative attempts at figure engraving. They also experimented with the new innovative graal (grail) glass technique that was developed at Orrefors by the master glassblower Knut Bergqvist. The major successes were achieved a few years later at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923, and in particular at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. The thin engraved glass was admired by the surrounding world, and both Orrefors and the artists themselves were awarded the Grand Prix. The successes of Simon Gate and Edward Hald in Paris in 1925 constituted the start of the long Orrefors tradition of creative design closely combined with genuine and innovative craftsmanship. Since then, new designers and skilled glassmakers have continued in the spirit of Gate and Hald. Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Öhrström with the new glass technique called Ariel in the 1930s. Sven Palmqvist with Kraka and Ravenna in the 1940s. And in the 1950s with Fuga, which, along with Nils Landberg’s slender tulip-shaped glass “Tulpan” and Ingeborg Lundin’s apple-shaped vase “Äpplet”, are now seen as symbols of the renaissance of Swedish design. The 1960s are associated with Gunnar Cyrén’s Pop glass, and in the 1970s, Eva Englund, Olle Alberius, Lars Hellsten and Jan Johansson as well as Cyrén worked at the glassworks. Since the 1980s, designers such as Anne Nilsson, Erika Lagerbielke, Helen Krantz, Matz Borgström, Per B Sundberg, Martti Rytkönen, Lena Bergström, Ingegerd Råman, Malin Lindahl and Efva Attling...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Lalique France, Art Deco Style Geometrical Frame Crystal
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art-Deco Style Frame made in frosted crystal by Lalique France. Model created in the 2000s. Original mounted in nickel-plated metal. Engraved signature on the edge. Perfect cond...
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Early 2000s French Art Deco Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Ingeborg Lundin Apple Vase for Orrefors, Sweden 1957
Located in Milano, IT
Clear glass "Apple" vase Ingeborg Lundin for Orrefors. Pointed signature of the designer and manufacturer under the base.
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Ariel 'Gondoliere' Vase by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors, Sweden, 1962
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ariel 'Gondoliere' Vase by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors, Sweden 1962 A heavy vase of the Ariel Gondoliere series designed by Edvin Oehrstroem for Orrefors Sweden in 1946. Clear gla...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

20th Century French Lalique Glass Apple for Nina Ricci Perfume Bottle, 1952
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 20th century French Lalique clear and frosted crystal Nina Ricci apple perfume bottle. This wonderful perfume bottle has a frosted apple shaped body with clear leaf decora...
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1950s French Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Lars Hellsten Orrefors Sweden Expo Art Glass Vase Signed
Located in Gardena, CA
Lars Hellsten Orrefors Sweden Expo Art glass vase signed Light green glass vase with a controlled air bubble in the shape of a sun. Orrefors Sweden label to lower edge. Underside ...
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20th Century Swedish Decorative Objects

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Glass

The 'Äpplet' 'Apple' Vase Sculpture by Ingeborg Lundin, Orrefors Expo, 1957
Located in Utrecht, NL
Swedish designer Ingeborg Lundin originally designed this Apple (Äpplet) vase in 1955 for the Helsingborg Exhibition, a world exhibition dedicated to modern design. It was thereafter...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Massive Expo Vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden, 1973
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Massive Expo vase by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden 1973 A heavy art glass vasel of the Expo series designed by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, Sweden in 1973. Orange glass with a very thick crystal clear glass overlay internaly decorated with a black spiral. Signed with: "Orrefors Expo A 247 73 Olle Alberius". Weight 6.6 kilos (14 lb). A rare piece of Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian glass design. Olle Alberius (1926 - 1993) was a Swedish glass designer...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Ferndale, MI
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Gorilla paperweight figurine. Original label intact, etched signature, Orrefors GC 480715.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Orrefors Scandinavian Modernist Transparent Blown Crystal Glass Bubble Vase 60s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful this heavy Scandinavian stunning crystal Orrefors glass vase has incised half and full circles alternating patterns. It is elegant and ...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

French Lalique Crystal Virginia Design Footed Bowl/Coupe
Located in Vilnius, LT
French Lalique crystal footed bowl/coupe "Virginia" in clear and frosted surface with decor of peacock. Marked on the bottom.   
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Lalique, Polished and Frosted Crystal Glass Model Ingrid from 60s
Located in Catania, CT
Excellent vintage condition for this crystal vase produced by Lalique. First edition from 60s. Signed on the base and with the original sticker.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Mid-Century Kraka Glass Vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-century Kraka glass vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, 1960s Tear shaped hand blown clear glass vase with blue and green curved net pattern with tin...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Art Deco Ronce Vase by R.Lalique in Opalescent Glass
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
It soon became evident to R.Lalique that white glass had to be embellished by patina, color or enamel if he wanted to make his company incomparable with his rivals who were Sabino, Verlys, Daum, Etling , Gallé and so many others. He succeeded in doing so, using the best designers like his own daughter Suzanne LALIQUE who later married Paul Havilland from the porcelain factory and his son Marc lalique who over took the business at his father's death. The excellence of their work and the chemical research on glass achieved the reputation of the Lalique company. The moulds they used were of high and unrivaled quality for their time and no other glass manufacturer could stand up to their level. The range of items the company displayed were exhaustive , from jewel to furniture . Even walls and windows were available . The ronce vase...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Large and Impressive Lalique Masque De Femme Pattern Covered Vase, France, 20t
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large and impressive Lalique Masque De Femme pattern covered vase, France, 20th century, engraved 'Lalique France' to cover and numbered 99...
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20th Century Decorative Objects

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Glass

Iconic Large Lalique France 'Swan Head Up' Crystal Sculpture
Located in Tustin, CA
Coveted, large, handmade estate crystal swan, the "Swan Head Up" sculpture by esteemed French crystal maker Lalique is a symbol of eternal love, embodying grace and beauty. Swan features clear and frosted crystal. Retails new for $7,500.00. Rene Jules Lalique (1860-1945) was a celebrated French designer who was famous for his naturalistic designs and creations of art glass, perfume bottles, vases, jewelry, chandeliers, clocks and automobile hood ornaments...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Roxane by Lalique Goblet Vase
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Large Lalique Goblet vase Roxane Pattern. 2 nude figures embracing grapes or flowers. Nicely proportioned and balanced.
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Lalique Clear and Frosted Crystal Figure of a Panther, Zeila
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Lalique clear and frosted crystal figure of a panther, Zeila France, 20th century Script marks, Lalique France Measure: Length 14.5 in. (36.83 cm.).
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20th Century Decorative Objects

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Glass

Lalique Crystal Duck Sculpture/Figure
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal frosted and clear glass sculpture of a charming duck. The sculpture is standing up over a round crystal base. It is signed Lalique, encircled R, France in t...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Nils Landberg 'Tulpan' Tulip Vases for Orrefors Sweden, Expo 1957, Set of 5
Located in Utrecht, NL
Delicate and ethereal, Tulpan (Tulip) vases by Swedish designer Nils Landberg. In the late 1940's Landberg developed the slender glass that made him famous. Sizes and shapes varied...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Ariel "Gondoliere" Vase by Edvin Öhrström for Orrefors, Sweden
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ariel "Gondoliere" vase by Edvin Öhrström for Orrefors, Sweden A heavy vase of the Ariel Gondoliere series designed by Edvin Öhrström for Orrefors Sweden in 1946. Clear glas inter...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Orrefors Ariel Glass Vase with Busts of Women Designed by Edvin Öhrström 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
This Orrefors Ariel glass vase was designed by Edvin Öhrström and produced in 1960, as indicated by the markings on the bottom of the vase. The vase f...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Decanter, Lalique Signed "Lalique France" Numbered 136
Located in Madrid, ES
Decanter, Lalique Bottle in moulded and relief crystal, acid decorated, signed 'Lalique, France, numbered 136. With box. Size: (height) 27 cm. perfect condition.  
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Rare Motif Cheval Mistral Noir Horse / Stallion Sculpture by Lalique of France
Located in San Diego, CA
Super rare handcrafted "Motif Cheval Mistral Noir" horse / stallion sculpture by Lalique of France, circa 1990s. This gorgeous piece was a limited e...
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Mid-20th Century French Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Scandinavian Modern Glass Vase Orrefors "Haze" Erika Lagerbielke, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful art glass vase "Haze" designed by Erika Lagerbielke and produced at Orrefors, Sweden. Good condition, signed and labeled Measures: H 23....
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Large 1, 8kg Sven Palmqvist Lucid Drop Glass Vase for Orrefors, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: glass vase Design: Sven Palmqvist Producer: Orrefors, Sweden 1970s Age: 1970s Description: Wonderful heavy glass element designed by Sven P...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Vintage Orrefors Sweden Crystal Votive Candle Holder
Located in New York, NY
1980's Scandinavian modern crystal votive candle holder. Hand crafted in Sweden and signed on bottom, Orrefors.  
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Edward Hald for Orrefors 1948 Fish Graal Flower Vase
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Swedish "graal" glass flower vase with green aquarium decoration by glassworker Edward Hald. Signed and marked on bottom 1379 B, which dates it in 1948. Edward Hald (1883 - 1980...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Antique Lalique French Art Glass "Caille" Frosted Octagonal Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique art glass bowl. By Lalique. In the "Caille" pattern Each exterior face of the faceted bowl has a molded partridge surrou...
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Lalique Black Crystal Figure of a Panther, Zeila
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Lalique black crystal figure of a panther, zeila France, 20th Century engraved Lalique France script marks, Lalique France Length 14.5 in. (36.83 cm...
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20th Century Decorative Objects

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Glass

Nils Landberg for Orrefors "Sommerso" Glass Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant glass vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors executed in "Sommerso" technique. Etched signing on bottom.
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Modernist Translucent and Frosted Channeled Crystal Bowl Signed Lalique
Located in New York, NY
This elegant modernist bowl was realized in France by Lalique- one of France's finest luxury glass and jewelry houses since 1888. It features a scalloped perimeter with channeled sid...
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20th Century French Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Ravenna Bowl by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Ravenna bowl by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, Sweden 1950s A heavy bowl of the Ravenna series designed by Sven Palmquist for Orrefors Sweden in the 1950s. The squarish bowl has round...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Lalique Pair of " Ravelana" Candle Holders
Located in Mérida, YU
Pair of crystal Ravelina candle holder made by Lalique. Simply stunning. Signed and with original Lalique stamp.
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1980s French Organic Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Scandinavian Modernist Faceted Translucent Glass Bowl Signed Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
This refined modernist bowl was realized in Sweden by the renowned maker Orrefors. It features an octagonal mouth and undulating curved faceted sides in translucent glass...
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20th Century Swedish Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Lalique France "SILENES" Marcilhac 10-923 Engraved Lalique France
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lalique France  "SILENES" GLASS VASE, MARCILHAC NO. 10-923 engraved Lalique France clear and frosted glass Measures: Height 7.37 in. x diameter 6....
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20th Century Decorative Objects

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Glass

Set of Lalique Animals
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Lalique animals, panther, bison and frog. All signed Measures: Frog, 3.25" H x 5" W x 4.5" D Bison, 4" H x 4" W x 1.5" D.
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Late 20th Century French Decorative Objects

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Glass

Lalique French Crystal Dish or Ashtray with Leaf Design
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful, signed, Lalique crystal dish with decorative leaf and indent design around edge, circa 20th century, France. Piece is from French luxury crystal maker Lalique. Made...
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20th Century French Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Huge Lalique "Martinique" Crystal Red Amber Floral Design Vase Marie Claude 1993
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this rare, signed Lalique "Martinique" vase featuring a woven, stylized, red to amber color changing stylized floral design against a crystal clear body. This vase is made f...
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1990s French Art Nouveau Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Group of Scandinavian Modern Sven Palmqvist "Selena" Bowls from Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Group of three soft form opalescent glass "Selena" bowls by Swedish glass master Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, circa 1950. Largest bowl: 9.5" x 9.5" x 3.5".
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Vintage Mid-century Modern Swedish Scandinavian Transparent Crystal Tulip Vase
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This Tulip crystal vase was designed by Jan Johansson for the Swedish glassworks Orrefors during the 1970s. Transparent vase made of lead art crystal glass. It is shaped like a tulip...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Nils Landberg 'Sommerso' Smoked Charcoal Cased Vase for Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish vintage 'sommerso' glass vase, produced circa 1950's -60's by designer Nils Landberg (1907-1991) for Orrefors, with smoked charcoal interior, cased within a clear layer. Ma...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Amazing, Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Wood Nymph' Statuette, France, 1960
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing, Rene Lalique Opalescent glass 'wood Nymph' Statuette. France 1960. Creating a perfect moment for your space is an easy accomplishment with this fi...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Orrefors Sweden Glass Elephant Signed by the Artist Olle Alberius
Located in Marbella, ES
Orrefors Sweden glass elephant signed by the Artist Olle Alberius.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Vintage Crystal Vase, Alvar Aalto, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
This vintage crystal vase is a decorative crystal object designed by Alvar Aalto and manufactured by the Swedish Companies Orrefors and Ittala in ...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Vintage Mid-century Modern Scandinavian Art Glass Vase from Orrefors, 1950s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This transparent vase was designed by Sven Palmquist for the Swedish glassworks Orrefors during the 1950s. The vase is made of art glass. Sven Palmquist was born in 1906 in Lenhov...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects

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Glass

Decanter, Lalique Signed "Lalique France" Numbered 117 with Box
Located in Madrid, ES
Decanter, Lalique Bottle in moulded and relief crystal, acid decorated, signed 'Lalique, France, numbered 117. with box. Size: (height) 24 cm. Very good condition.
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Antique Lalique Art Glass 'Faisans' Oval Bowl with Wide Rim Decor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique art glass bowl. By Lalique. In the 'Faisans' pattern. With a wide rim decorated with molded pheasants amidst berries an...
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Antique, New and Vintage Decorative Objects

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 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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