Decorative Objects

A Pair of Napoleon III style giltwood and gesso picture frames, 19th C. having oval openings and relief branch and leaf embellishments on frames.

Antique Fulper Arts & Crafts Pink & Green Vase Signed C1920 Measures - 7"h x 5"diam

Nugget vase, clear fuchsia, clear yellow. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L Ø 22cm x H 36cm Colours: clear fuchsia, cl...

A rare French Ormolu and diamond-cut crystal figural inkwell Encrier by Baccarat, circa 1875. Depicting a cherub with books, with the finest ormolu mounts, this exquisite jewel...

An Arts & Crafts Pinder Bourne Pottery wall charger hand-painted with autumnal flowering shrubs on a mottled blue/green ground. This Fine earthenware charger is of rounded shape with...

Alabaster sculpture, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Alabaster sculpture and sea green marble base, 19th century, Napoleon III period. H: 39cm, W: 27cm, D: 17cm

An exceptional French bronze ormolu mounted turquoise jeweled Sèvres Porcelain clock set by Raingo Fres, Paris, circa 1880. Comprising of...

Large antique Merrimac Pottery Arts and Crafts vase in great swelling form with defined ribs and alligatored matt green glaze. Merrimac Pottery operated in Newburyport, Ma. from 1897...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Zodiac" pattern gilt bronze inkwell By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 4.63"W x ...

Set of Hand Beaded Bird of Paradise Stems made in the late 1990's in France. Custom made in the 1990's of antique and new Czech beads. Set of 2 each: Flowerheads/ Matte black and iri...

Clear extra colour vase - clear aqua, matt turquoise, matt orange. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L - Ø 22cm x H 36cm Co...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period hand hammered copper pen tray By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark) USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 7.38"W x 2.75"D x 0.5"H. Go...

Fabulous and elegant hand Hammered & polished copper candlestick holders by Hessel Studios of San Rafael California. Each unique and very much a piece o...

A gilt-bronze and crystal desk set of the Napoleon III period. Composed of two crystal ink wells, a raised pen tray, and a sculptural depiction of a f...

Joseph Reinemann Jugendstil Pewter Novelty Bird Desk Inkwell, Germany c1902. Joseph Reinemann, Munich, a Jugendstil silvered pewter novelty desk inkwell in the form of a grotesque bi...

Large octagonal table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guilloche, with Napoleon III French Empire style borders and ornaments. External cm. 17 x 17. Weight gr. 483. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1978 on the inspiration of previous artefacts from the early 1900s and manufactured in Florence at the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enameling firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...

A gorgeous Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period floral ivy bronze desk calendar holder or picture frame In the manner of Tiffany Studios By Marshall Field & Co. (signed to the back) U...

Twin-C vase, clear grey and clear. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm Other sizes available. Colours: ...

A Pair of Large Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Nine-Light Candelabra, Emblematic of Hunting. Each conceived in the Louis XV style with rocaille stem supporting assymetrically modelled sc...

Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin. An exceptional qualit...

Of superb quality. Each figure beautifully cast and chased in bronze. Mounted on a Rosso Antico base.

An exceptionally fine quality French 19th century tortoiseshell and Boulle bracket clock with gilt face set into the most fabulously inlaid fret-cut boule case, decorated all round i...

A beautiful Arts & Crafts period bronze round container with lid By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5.25"W x 5.25"D x 7.25"H. Good original vintage condit...

Exceptional piece of multi-faceted pink/rose/salmon/peach'y crystal set in large pertruding squares. It features its original patinated copper lid with beaded ornamentation towards i...

A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac, with a custom green leather desk blotter. By Tiffany Studios (blotter ends s...

A Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts oak and copper bound planter with splayed legs and circular cut-out's to the tops.

Unique Arts & Crafts light fixture with stylized American eagle head sculptures. This gorgeous American Style Art Deco, seven-light chandelier is...

Superb Jugendstil copper and brass by the famous C.D.E Works of Carl Deffner of Esslingen, Germany. A three-piece red copper coffee or tea set on a matching presentation tray. The ...

Magnificent Napoleon III period fireplace set in very finely chiseled gilded bronze and Sèvres porcelain painted with animated scenes. Composed of a large clock with neo-classical d...

Sculpture, Meissen porcelain group, the 5 senses, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A Meissen porcelain sculpture, Germany, representing the 5 senses, taste, hearing, sight, touch,...

Margaret Gilmour, attributed. A Glasgow School brass planter with stylized rose and floral details.

c.1800s snuff box, ram's horn with wood inset bottom. Base edge faults in the horn-top edge also. With a tag: "You God Father Eckhadt (?) snuff box" and description. 2 3/8" x 1 3/8 x...

this Roseville jardiniere on pedestal in the rare Florentine Pattern manufactured from 1923-1926, featuring a bulbous double-handled urn resting o...

Large green Vintage pottery vase with relief palmetto design. Marked on verso as shown. Dimensions: 7 1/2" W x 10 3/4" H Condition: Please see ...

Vintage "arts & crafts" style pottery vase, circa 1950s. Wonderful bluish green colors and a great vintage patina make this a wonderful decor piece! It is in very good vintage condit...

An exceptionally well-cast bronze sculpture with brown patina depicting a harlequin holding a doll, the elaborately dressed figure with an expressive face and imposing posture restin...

Shapland and Petter. An Arts & Crafts oak planter with opposing copper heart shaped panels.

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A gorgeously glazed, classically designed two handle Fulper Pottery vase featuring a mirror black/dark charcoal glaze that radiates in the light. Signed on the base with Fulper lo...

Beautiful design and wonderful light creating, mineral stone fixture. This marvelous, early 20th century alabaster and bronze work of lighting art is another one of our recent and g...

Napoleon III Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Crown, France, Circa 1870 A rare and unusual Napoleon III patinated bronze and ormolu crown from France, circa 1870. This distinctive work fea...

This exceptional Pair of Urnes Vases second parts of the XIXs , Provenance Castle Near the district of Biarritz ! 1. Historical and cultural signifi...

Pair of green marble cassolettes with rich gilded bronze ornamentation: women's heads, goats' feet, lid with pine cone Good general condition, some chips in the marble 19th century...

An ormolu and chased bronze clock with a marble base, Napoleon III period, 19th century. An ormolu and chased bronze clock representing two children sitting on a rock, 19th century,...

All handcrafted, solid wooden blue collar workers bookends. If you or your friends have a house from the Arts & Crafts period than this unique pair could be the perfect gift. These hand carved, hard working men sculptures...

A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period patinated bronze desk letter rack featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20t...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period "Zodiac" pattern bronze notepad holder By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 4.5"W x 7.5"D x 0.5"H. Good original vintage...

This colorful antique wall hanging clock was crafted in France circa 1870; oval in shape, the time keeper has a two-tone black and wood painted around the perimeter, the time keeper ...

Nugget vase, clear fuchsia, clear yellow. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm Colours: clear fuchsia,...

Margaret Gilmour School. A Glasgow School brass planter with interlaced floral decoration and ring handles to the sides stood on tri-angular feet and with its original zinc liner.

Exceptional craftsmanship - delicate and sensual. This figurative artwork can be exposed as a sculpture, laying on the back or standing on the knees. Outstanding collectible item!

This impressive large and all hand carved wooden pendant light, is a true work of art. It displays the finest quality carving and the skills...

SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Sèvres style bisque porcelain bust...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period bronze mantel clock with an emblems of classical Greek figures By Benedict Studios (signed to the underside) USA, Ci...

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An Arts and Crafts glass and wrought iron floor vase on stand, the green tinted Vaseline trumpet with a waved rim, attributed to James Powell of Wh...

This Tiffany Studios bronze desk set embodies past elegance through its intricate "Zodiac" pattern. Known for exceptional quality, attention to detail, and use of high-quality materials, these sets are crafted with intricate designs, reflecting Louis Comfort Tiffany's artistic vision. With meticulous craftsmanship and high-quality bronze, these sets captivate collectors seeking luxury in workspace decor due to their historical importance and association with Tiffany. Rare and intricately designed, their value is influenced by scarcity and craftsmanship. THE SET INCLUDES 2 BOOKENDS, 1 LARGE AND 1 SMALL INKWELL, 1 HORSE HAIR BRUSH, 1 MATCHBOOK HOLDER...

A beautiful Arts & Crafts period sterling silver on bronze lidded canister, tea caddy, or cigar box with verdigris green patina. By Heintz Art Metal Shop (signed to the underside) ...