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Decorative Objects For Sale
Creator: Meissen Porcelain
Creator: Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Large Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Vase By Manufature Nationale Sèvres, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A cobalt blue porcelain mounted ormolu vase from Sèvres with gilded bronze stands, decorated with Rococo gold enamel florals and polychrome floral swirls, gallant decoration in the c...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Objects

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Metal, Bronze

French Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Figure of a Nude "Le Repos" After Alfred Boucher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Sevres biscuit (Bisc) porcelain figure of a recumbent nude lady titled "Le Repos" after a model by Alfred Boucher (French, 1850-1934) Sensually depicting a young w...
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1910s French Rococo Vintage Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'the Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900: Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, si...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pop Shade of Green Porcelain Cuo, by Manufacture de Sèvres, 1962
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvre -Cup Pop shade of green porcelain cup Manufacture de Sèvres, dated 1962 Decor in shades of green by Bernard Bannier. Measures: H 5.5 cm / 2,2 in. Ø 18 cm / 7 in.
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20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Lamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
A beautiful late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted sèvres style porcelain lamp. Raised gilt decorations, the front scene is of a reclining maiden among flowers being attended by c...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Bronze Candelabra François Boucher, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A very rare Ormolu Sèvres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Candlesticks Candelabra with a hand painted scene by François Boucher. ‘P . F . Boucher’ original mark o...
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18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Decorative Objects

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Brass, Bronze

Henry II Cup from the Sèvres Manufactory
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Vincennes factory, the forerunner of the Sèvres factory, was founded in 1740 by workers who had transferred from the Chantilly factory. The Vincennes factory became royal in 1752...
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1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair 18th Century Meissen Porcelain & French Doré Three Arm Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
18th Century Meissen Porcelain and French Doré Bronze Candelabras with Applied Porcelain Flowers Step into an era where Meissen porcelain meets French doré bronze in a harmonious bl...
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18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Overscale Antique Sèvres Porcelain Urn Vases in Cobalt Blue with Gilt Accents
Located in Miami, FL
Overscale antique Sèvres Porcelain urn vases in cobalt blue with gilt accents Offered for sale is a striking pair of overscale cobalt blue handled Sèvres Porcelain urn vases with ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

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

Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Vase Signed Sèvres, Painted by Lucat, France
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain and gilt bronze vase signed Sèvres, painted by Lucat, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Meissen Model of a Crouching Kitten, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903
Located in New York, NY
A model of a crouching kitten by Meissen, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903. The kitten is shown to have pinkish eyes with a pinkish nose and a blue bow. Th...
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1910s German Rococo Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pastoral Group/Handkuss 'The Hand-kiss'
Located in Lantau, HK
Meissen, hard-paste porcelain, circa 1738-1740. The Artist The Meissen manufactory near the city of Dresden was founded by Augustus II (1670-1733), King of Poland and Electoral of Saxony, in 1710. It was the first factory in Europe to succeed in making white hard-paste porcelain. The early years of the Meissen production were focused on creating copies of Chinese porcelain. It was only when Kaendler began to work at Meissen in 1731 that the manufactory would break free from the influence of Asia and produce porcelain of true European character. The Painting A sculptor by training, Kaendler took over the direction of the manufactory in 1733. He is considered the key figure in the development of Meissen and the individual behind the transformation of the factory’s porcelain during the 18th century. Kaendler demonstrated his artistic ability by creating a variety of porcelain groups including the Italian Commedia dell’Arte, Pastoral and Crinoline groups, and Cris de Paris, which were met with widespread acclaim and made Meissen famous throughout all of Europe. Soon these porcelain figures would be used extensively alongside vases and other ornaments to decorate interiors. Provenance The themes of fête galante, pastoral idylls and masquerade themes, created by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), and then developed further by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) and Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), depicting amorous scenes with dancers, women and shepherds engaged in frivolous pursuits, spread all over Europe during the first half of the 18th century. This is due to the French engraver Gabriel Huquier (1695-1747), who dedicated himself to images and engravings after Francois Boucher and Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695-1750), who fostered the concept of Rococo style, that brought about the new trend in decorative arts. In 1738, Kaendler introduced one of his figures in pastoral costume with the Handkuss (Hand-kiss) scene under a tree. For the shepherd lovers’ scene, the German sculptor drew his inspiration from Boucher and Watteau. Since the 1730s, the Meissen manufactory has been providing Watteau’s engravings...
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1830s Antique Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

19th Century French Imperial Manufacture of Sevres Porcelain Inkwell
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century French porcelain inkwell from the imperial manufacture of Sevres. Green and gold decor with dolphin's head. Stamped Sevres at the back. Rare item.
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19th Century French Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of silver and porcelain sevres vases, 19th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Pair of silver and porcelain sevres vases, 19th century Beautiful pair of sevres porcelain vases in blue and white with gold floral details, with silver neck, mouth and base. Texture...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

White and blue Vase in porcelain of Sèvres
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Beautiful porcelaine vase with blue birds Designed in 1947 Signed with stamps This is a rare piece from the most prestigious porcelain firm in the ...
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1940s French Vintage Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Rococo Ceramic Sevres Chest
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rococo ceramic sevres chest hand painted signed Rochette perfect condition 19th century circa 1870.
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Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu planters
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Jardinière planters. This striking pair of square planters are raised by scrolled Or...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urn signed Sèvres. The urn is raised by a circul...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Sèvres Paul Milet Modernist French Cachepot In Hand-Painted Stoneware
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our pieces. Elegant and distinctiv...
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Mid-20th Century French Primitive Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

IMPORTANT CUT-OUT BOX, SÈVRES 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT CUT-OUT BOX, SÈVRES 18th Century Sèvres. Polychrome and gold decoration with reserves with landscape and figures. Rims and clasp in relief bronz...
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Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Two Porcelain Sculptures of the Abduction of the Sabine Women
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of two porcelain figurines in the style of Meissen depicting the "Abduction of the Sabine Women"a historic episode from Roman mythology that is traditionally attributed to Romulu...
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Early 1900s Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain & Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu lidded urns. The pair of urns are raised on square Ormolu bases supported by topie shaped feet. The e...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Onyx, Porcelain, Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonnè Sevres Center, Neoclassical Style
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, porcelain, gilt bronze and cloisonnè Sevres center. Neoclassical Style. France late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Decorative Objects

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Onyx, Bronze

French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and exceptionally high quality French early 19th century Louis XV st. Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu inkwell, signed Sèvres. The inkwell is raised by striking pierced scrolled foliate ormolu movements in a most decorative satin and burnished finished. At the center is the finely detailed Sèvres Porcelain tray...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Meissen Porcelain Figural Group with a Musician Playing the Drums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely 19th century German Meissen porcelain figural group of a standing lady appealing to a standing gentleman and a musician sitting by their feet playing the drums. Late 19th century. Blue Meissen crossed sword...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Sèvres Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Ormolu-Mounted Bronze Garniture, Ca. 1850's
Located in New York, NY
This rare Renaissance Revival garniture, consisting of a clock and pair of boxes in form of chalices with hinged bonnets, is richly decorated with numerous hand-painted medallions with portraits of medieval French...
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1850s French Renaissance Revival Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Urn
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Sèvres style porcelain urn raised on a bronze plinth. France, circa 1880. Measures: Height 25" x width 11". CW5129.
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Early Meissen Rococo Group 'Love and Indulgence' by J.C. Schönheit, Ca 1840
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group: Young mother seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, her left foot set down on a low stool, a boy lying on his stomach on her left thigh, his white shirt slipped up to reveal his bare buttocks, which the mother has probably just struck with the cane in her left hand, to her right a girl in a dress and hat decorated with feathers, clasping her mother's arm so that she can no longer strike the boy. The group is based on an oval pedestal with gold heightened frieze decoration on the sides. Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage. This model was based on drawings by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, known as 'Schenau' (1737-1806). Designed by JOHANN CARL SCHÖNHEIT (1730 - 1805) in 1788 started working as an apprentice in the Meissen factory in 1741 and has been in a responsible position since 1768. For more than 20 years, Schönheit was an employee of both J.J. Kändler as well as from M.V. Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794. Design of the model in 1788 Manufactory: Meissen Germany Dating: made around 1840 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish Technique: handmade porcelain, finest hand painting Dimensions: height: 25,5 cm / 10.03 in width: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in depth: 16,0 cm / 6.29 in Marks: Blue Meissen crossed sword mark Model number: I 66 / former's number 35 / painter Da.. Bibliography: Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Artist's - Figures / Erlangen Germany 2014, Model numbers A1 - Z99, page 31...
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Early 19th Century German Rococo Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sévres Porcelain And Ormolu Annular Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres porcelain and Ormolu annular clock. The clock is raised by a square Ormolu base with a Coeur de Rai border des...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

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

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Porcelain

Antique Pair of ‘Sèvres’ Ormolu Mounted Vases and Covers, 1860
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of fine quality Napoleon III Sèvres ormolu-mounted porcelain vase, 1860. The gilt pinatum finial mounted lids above bodies with jeweled panels painted with four individual por...
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19th Century French Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

French, 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Statue Signed Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble statue signed Sèvres. The statue is raised by a white Carrara marble base with an eleg...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

Hexagonal Ceramic Vase by Sevrès
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Brown ceramic vase made by Sevrès. Signed Sevrès France and M.N.F. France, circa 1910.
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

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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