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Decorative Objects For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert Signed Small Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert crystal vases, handcut-to-clear, the glass i...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Antique Art Nouveau Dachshund Ink Scraper in Cold-Painted Spelter
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Charming antique Art Nouveau ink scraper featuring a detailed dachshund figurine crafted in cold-painted spelter. This unique piece combines both functionality and decorative appeal,...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Spelter
Archimede Seguso Dachshund Dog Sculpture Murano Italian Art Glass Figurine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A lovely mid century murano glass sculpture by Archimede Seguso of a Dachshund Dog hand blown on the Venetian island of Murano. Crafted using sommerso violet and blue glass transitio...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture of an Upright Jazz Bass Player
Located in Oakland, CA
Signed cast bronze sculpture by Irma Stoloff and numbered 236/300. Having textured finish figurative abstract sculpture of a upright Jazz bass player resting on painted wood base.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Porcelain Covered Jars
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1950's porcelain jars with birds and floral motif.
Measurements:
Height: 20"
Diameter: 9.5".
Category
1950s English Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Ancient Spirals: Fossilized Ammonite Pair on Modern Display 7"H
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Fossilized Ammonite Slices on Custom Metal Bases. This stunning pair of fossilized ammonite slices showcases the intricate and mesmerizing patterns of these ancient marine mo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Mid-Century Black and Yellow Vinyl Plastic Scooby Box, France 1950s
By Atelier Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely 1950s French decorative lidded box features a bright yellow vinyl plastic scooby or craft lace (in French scoubidou) with black contrast thread. The box boasts a stunning...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Massive Cloissone Vase of Pastel Crysanthemums
Located in Riverdale, NY
Massive Cloissone Vase of Crysanthemums from the 1950's China. Large in scale with finely hand detailed blooms of pastel crysanthemums, gradient green foliage with a bird in flight a...
Category
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
1959 Boeing 707-328B Model - Air France
Located in Bath, GB
A very large model of an Air France Boeing 707 / Château de Chambord dating to c.1959.
Very good condition with minor livery wear, commensurate with age and use.
The wings span 26...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Cenury Primitivist Marble Vase with Relief Carved Geometric Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid Century Modern primitivist vase was realized in France circa 1950. It features a cylindrical body that tapers towards the top with a flared mouth that cantilevers over the body of the piece- in a beautiful white exotic marble. The surface of the vase has been handcarved in relief with a wealth of geometric motifs including stylized celtic knots bookended on top and bottom by deconstructed Greek key motifs. Additionally, there is an arched form with a open circle approaching the top of this piece. With its clean modernist lines, monochromatic palate, and patently (and beautifully) hand crafted aesthetic, this piece would be a winning addition to any style of interior from classic Mid Century to contremporary. While it is a perfectly functional vase...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Stackable Hedgehog Ashtray Set Austria, 1950s
Located in Delft, NL
A midcentury brass stackable hedgehog set of six ashtrays. A design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of black finished brass. In very good condit...
Category
1950s Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Gleaming Quartz Sphere with Golden Rutile
Located in London, GB
Immerse yourself in the splendour of this gleaming quartz sphere, featuring exquisite golden rutile inclusions from Brazil. The sphere's flawlessly polished surface enhances the intr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Cypriot Painted Terracotta Storage Vessel
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Circa 7th-5th century B.C. Cypriot Painted Terracotta Storage Vessel with broad bulbous body and high flared neck, painted horizontal bands of geometric ornament. High 5 1/4" x 6 3/4...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Danish Modern Art Glass by Saara Hopea Finland
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand blown art glass vase, by Saara Hopea and produced for Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland, circa 1950s. Etched signature underneath. It measures 4.5" height x 3.5" diameter.
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Japanese antique pottery jar/13th century/Kamakura period/Excavated pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We would like to introduce you to some fascinating pots excavated in Japan.
This is a pot fired in an ancient Japanese kiln called Tokoname ware.
Tokoname is a kiln located in Aichi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Museum Quality Very Large Amethyst Centerpiece, a Mineral Masterpiece
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual
spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
A large art glass bowl, designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage West German Large Ceramic Handled Vase by Ruscha, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
This ceramic vase, designed by renowned artist Kurt Tschörner for Ruscha, exemplifies the bold and innovative approach characteristic of mid-century West German art pottery. Handmade...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
A pair of American circa 1950's lava glazed porcelain cachepots.
Measurements:
Height: 12"
Diameter: 14.75".
Category
1950s American Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Grape agate with calcium carbonate
Located in London, GB
A stunning grape agate with calcium carbonate arrangement!
Origin: Indonesia
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Rock Crystal
White quartz with green & watermelon tourmaline
Located in London, GB
An unusual sculptural arrangement of two clear quartz crystals, punctuated and adorned on all sides with dark green tourmaline, watermelon colour in cross section.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Tourmaline
Erik Höglund / PEOPLE BOTTLE(GREY CARBORUNDUM) H875 / Boda Glasbruk / 1950s
By Erik Höglund
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Launched in 1956, this series uses tiny granules of carborundum (silicon carbide) instead of the potato or sawdust that had previously been used to create bubbles.
Carborundum is a ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vibrant Fluorite: A Radiant Gem with Galena from the USA
Located in London, GB
Marvel at the striking beauty of this vibrant fluorite specimen from the USA, adorned with stunning cubic formations. The deep purple hue of the fluorite crystals contrasts beautiful...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
Beautiful Clear Twisted Murano Glass and Brass Picture Frame by Barovier E Toso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous Murano art glass photo frame by Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy, circa 1950 or older. Made of clear glass with bronze brass liner and easel. Original wooden back and photo...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Neolithic Chinese Red Soapstone Bi Disc Carving on Iron Base
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite red soapstone Bi disc is a remarkable artifact from Neolithic China, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. Set on a modern iron base, the disc reflects the timeless be...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Soapstone, Iron
Large Vintage Bali Indonesian Hand Carved Wood Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mid Century Bali Indonesian hand carved wood woman. This bust statue with headdress is made out of heavy hardwood mahogany. It is dark rich brown in color. This is heavy and well car...
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Paolo Venini Pair of Opalino Vases for Venini in Light Grey, Italy 1950s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental Paolo Venini vase model 3556 for Venini in light grey Opalino glass.
The second smaller vase measures Diameter 13 x H 38 cm.
Both vases carry the Venini label and are Acid etched Venini Murano Italia...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Haresfur Flared Bottle Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rare and Beautiful Wilhelm Kage Farsta Bowl
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Excellent hand thrown Kage Farsta stoneware bowl with interesting and nicely drippy matte finish yellow/ochre glaze. Hand signed and stamped, as shown. The world renown Wilhelm Kage ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Double Windowed Amethyst Geode with Agatised Borders and Rare Calcite Formation
Located in London, GB
The central element of this geode has been preserved with two windows
on each side, revealing gorgeous calcite formations sat on a blanket of
differentially tinted amethystine quar...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early work (circa early 1950s) by Master Greek-American potter Peter Voulkos.
Signed on base with incised signature by Voulkos.
Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramists of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary.
Doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards.
His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Albany Mall, Albany, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Russel Wright General Electric & Harkerware Ceramic Coral Hanging Wall Clock
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Russel Wright Harkerware Ceramic and General Electric Hanging Wall Clock. Featuring a rounded square and concave Coral Ceramic Front with glazed Off White Ceramic surround and back....
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Genuine Natural Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth (91 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heavi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Stig Lindberg Ceramic Horse Sweden 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Stig Lindberg stoneware sculpture horse with hand painted decoration for Gustavsberg, Sweden 1950-1960s. Marked on the bottom with the Artist sign.
Excellent vintage condition.
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Gothic Stone Sculpture – 14th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Possibly a Noblewoman
Elegant stone sculpture from 14th-century Gothic France, possibly representing a noble lady. The bust features finely carved details in the attire, with attent...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Grandfather green lacquer chinoiserie wood European Clock
By A. Santos, Portugal 1
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous Large grandfather clock, in excellent working order, Winsminster and Ave Maria
Clock from the Portuguese house of the 19th century, "Reguladora", the oldest house in the Ibe...
Category
1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Floor Vase Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A gorgeous floor vase produced at Rörstrand and designed by maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful brown glazed in shifting dark earthy colors. Rar...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Very Large Polished Amethyst “Open Geode” with Calcite Formation and Agate
Located in London, GB
This is an extraordinarily complete geode, split in two and mounted atop a custom metal Stand. This piece celebrates the visual phenomenon of the geode in its entirety, with some par...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Val Saint Lambert Cobalt Blue Crystal Vase Cut to Clear Belgium 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut to clear,
Beautiful Val Saint Lambert circular crystal vase, hand-cut-to-clear,
the glass is thick, deeply and evenly cut,
Origin: Belgium in exc...
Category
1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Modernist Patinated Brass Conical Dish Signed Carl Aubock
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and minimal Mid-Century Modernist patinated Brass Conical Dish was made by the esteemed artist Carl Aubock and originates from Austria, Circa 1950. Features a subtle co...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Beautifully Styled Ceylonese Porcupine Quill, Lidded Dark Wood Conical Pot
By SILVA (Sri Lanka)
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb Ceylonese porcupine quill lidded pot in a most unusual conical shape
Fashioned in dark wood and decorated with quill pieces
All quills are present and in excellent order. Int...
Category
1950s Sri Lankan British Colonial Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Bamboo and Fabric Sewing Storage Basket with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute little Mid-Century bamboo storage basket with lid and fabric lined insert. Originally used as sewing or knitting storage. In original condition with visible wear consistent wit...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Plywood
Dryosaurus Altus Dinosaur Femur Fossil // 150 Million Years Old
Located in New York, NY
This is the well preserved and fully intact fossilized femur of a Dryosaurus altus, found in Emery County, Utah within the famous fossil-rich Morrison Formation spanning much of the ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Large Shipibo-Conibo Enormous Vessel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Shipibo people live along the Upper Amazon.
The polychrome slip painted pottery is created primarily by female artists
The artists inspiration is aided by covering the eyelids ...
Category
1950s Peruvian Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Stunning Very Large Amethyst Cluster with Agate and White Quartz
Located in London, GB
This is an extraordinarily large half geode with a vibrant color. The interior of the piece reflects the beauty of a natural wonder, due to its intensely deep purple amethyst crystals.
The edges of the geodes have been polished, revealing a vibrant combination of grey/blue agate, pink jasper...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Copper Watering Can, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern brass and copper watering can with a long spout. Great lines, great original condition with wonderful patina. Small dent at the base but this is...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Paul Evans Walnut and Brass Hanukkah Menorah
By Paul Evans
Located in San Diego, CA
Paul Evans Hanukkah Menorah crafted from walnut with brass candleholders. This is an early work by Paul Evans, dating from 1955.
His line of menorahs are Illustrated in Paul Evans...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serapeum have captivated travellers since Roman times. However, despite their significance, they are conspicuously absent from the collections of most major museums. Indeed, their existence in private hands is so improbable, and their imitations so numerous, that the present sphinxes were assumed to be modern copies throughout their recent ownership history. Finally recognised and conserved after an extraordinary chance discovery at a garden furniture sale...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
25.54 Gram 99 Million Year Old Burmese Amber Medley
Located in New York, NY
This genuine Burmese amber specimen dates back approximately 99 million years. Pieces like these are sometimes called a menagerie and this one contains s...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Burmese Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix
Located in London, GB
Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth in Fossil Matrix.
Late Cretaceous, circa 65 Million years before present.
Lance Formation, Marchant Ranch Quarry, Niobrara County, Wy...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Auböck Fruit Bowl Vienna, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Auböck Fruit Bowl Vienna, circa 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Cherry Tree Species Petrified Wood Cross Cut Slice Specimen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine petrified wood specimen.
Perfect for use on the bar or table as a trivet.
An old collector's record indicates that it is a species of cherry from Mcdermitt, Oregon.
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North American Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Genuine Seymchan Pallasite Meteorite Slab (1.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
The pallasites are a class of stony–iron meteorite. It consists of centimeter-sized olivine crystals of peridot quality in an iron-nickel matrix. Coarser metal areas develop Widmanst...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Russian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other, Iron
Pair of Spanish Midcentury Goathoof Candlesticks from Mallorca
Located in Vienna, AT
This pair of vintage hoof candle holders have been manufactured in the Tramuntana Mountains of Mallorca Spain and feature two goat hoofes mounted upon iron shields and iron candle ho...
Category
1950s Spanish Rustic Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Faience Vase, Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1953
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful faience vase by Stig Lindberg in an ample form. Vivacious, colorful decor of a variation of flowers and leaves.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Geode with Orange Brown Crystals and Frontal Calcite Rosette
Located in London, GB
This pleasing open geode contains a bed of orange-brown amethystine
quartz of moderate size with a frontal rosette of several small calcite crystals.
The borders polished.
This ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
1952 Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design.
The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons.
When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1960s Atlanta Brass Zodiak Table Clock – Vintage Astrological Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This Atlanta brass Zodiak Table Clock from the 1960s is an exquisite piece of mid-century design that combines art and functionality. This clock features a solid brass body with a st...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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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