Decorative Objects

A beautifully glazed mid-century vase executed by Marianne Westman for the venerable Swedish based ceramics firm Rorstrand. Signed.

A group of four bronze torso sculptures on marble bases. Signed by artist. Largest stands at 10.25".

Amazing arts & crafts bronze and sterling overlay vase. marked 3809 plus Heintz Logo. Seems that has been cleaned by hand and patina seems in great antique condition.

A beautiful rich verdigris green handmade rope vase. This piece stands at nearly 7" tall and is created from fired clay. The neck of the vase is made from clay coils that wrap all th...

An art deco enameled box designed by Tonnel Paris. Magnificent rectangular box, created in Paris France for Tonnel-Paris during the art deco period, back in the 1920's. This beautif...

Handmade Danish midcentury modern decorative dish bowl designed and manufactured on the island of Bornholm by Michael Andersen & Son in the early 1960s. Crisp white glaze with a very...

American Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Square window in wide, flat, and plain surround. With glass, silk lining, and wood laminate...

Very large mid-century hand-blown Murano glass sculpture depicting the bust of an antelope in clear glass with amber colored horns. With its original paper label from the studio, Al...

This is a charming and rare vintage original example of the small rabbit, designed by Kay Bojesen in 1957, the year before he died. Constructed from oak, the joints are articulate...

Decorative Italian Art Glass vase. Clear glass with playful green swirl pattern and a central stylized lady bug design.

Well it does not look much like what we know about the Roman Emperor Gajus Julius Caesar's facial appearance. But given the inscription to its back Julius - 44 (Caesar died in 44 bef...

- Gunnel Nyman " Serpintine" vase - Nuutajärvi - Signed : Gunnel Nyman Nuutajärvi Notsjö 1957 - Great example of her mid 20th century art glass design

German Classical Male Sculpture by Clemens Werminghausen (1877-1963), finely sculpted and cast in bronze , with iridescent green patination and painted composition, depicting a powe...

Set of three large decorative wood vases by De Coene Frères. Various woods with decorative marquetry details at the neck of each. 1) H:38 D:12 2) H34: D:11 3) H:23 1/2 D:10 1/2 In...

Bust of woman with open hands lifted rendered in lavender and violet painted plaster composite with a silver sparkle glaze on a black mica base, signed Austin Prod, 1981.

Presenting this lovely, Vandermark - Merritt art glass vase. Vase is decorated with a combed & hooked feather design. The main color of this vase is an iridescent pastel blue at the shoulder and purple or violet at the body with iridescent gold pulled design in an Art Nouveau shape. This vase is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs observed. This vase dates from 1980 and is hand-etched on the top edge of the base, “Vandermark PM/SS 0455 1980”. These American studio art glass pieces from the 1960s – 1990s are very sought after today and are becoming increasingly scarce as they become more collectable. Add this Tiffany Favrile style homage vase to your art glass collection. Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios was founded in 1972 by Jerry Vandermark and Doug Merritt. Today, Doug Merritt is the primary glass blower following a tradition of the highest quality glass blowing. The studio built its reputation with museum quality colonial reproductions, original Art Glass in the Nouveau and Deco traditions, crystal sculpture, contemporary designs and exquisite cameo creations...

A small factory was established in 1740 by Rasmus Olsen was eventually acquired in 1890 by Jens Michael Andersen (Danish, 1859 – 1931). The factory was in the town of Rønne on the is...

Lovely set of real Art Deco candle sticks .Black Bakelite feet , comes with a curved chrome candle holder . Manufactured by Noordermeer Holland 1930s

Murano Glass Bullicante Bowl with Generous Gold Polveri, Alfredo Barbini (likely. Seguso is another possibility but it's more likely Barbi...

This is a vintage early example of the small monkey, designed by Kay Bojesen in 1951. Constructed from teak and limba wood, the joints are articulated allowing the monkey to be plac...

The oval bowl modelled as two sycamore leaves. Lalique no. 11216. Engraved Lalique, France. Made after 1946. Very good condition.

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...

Large photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the F...

Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 silver with geometric design and fire-enameled with Chinese influence style. External cm. Internal 11.6 x 14.6 cm. 6 x 9. Weight gr. 194. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enamelling 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...

The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...

Wonderful midcentury chrome glass and briarwood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed in Christian Dior Style during the 1980s. The...

Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...

Rectangular shaped frame for oval photos cm. 7.8 x 10.4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with very fine fire-enameled floral engraving and hand-painted by the painter Renato D...

Octagonal snuff box in gilded 925/1000 silver with English Queen Anne style borders and sides with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone. On the lid, a very fine fire-enamell...

Decorate a man's office or study with this elegant antique bust. Created in France circa 1950, and built of bronze, the bust stands on a black granite base and depicts French emperor...

Thonet manufactured this object (11022) around the turn of the century and was illustrated in their 1904 catalog (see photo). In 1917 Duchamp hung one from the ceiling of his New Yor...

Rectangular table photo frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped enamels fired on guilloche and hand-engraved ornaments. Late Empire Napoleon ...

Rectangular table frame with concave corners for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche, with French Empire Napo...

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enameled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleon...

This is a vintage recumbent lion figure. A Continental, bronze animal sculpture after Antoine-Louis Barye, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Superb detail accentuates thi...

French terracotta tian or bowl traditionally used to prepare confit before to conserve it in confit pots in South West France. This vessel was also used to prepare any type of food f...

Silver metal bowl By Bvlgari 20th century Measures: Height: 6.5 centimeters Diameter: 12 centimeters

A wonderful patinated bronze of free standing antelope sculpture signed Gorham founders OGLM on rectangular base.

Crystal Water Vase in Murano Glass with Flowers and Gold Leaf Venice Italy 1970s Entirely handcrafted in the 1970s in Murano, the Venetian island famous for its unrivalled glass tra...

Alluring French Art Deco green patinated bronze sculpture depicting a young nude woman gracefully reclining back while a pair of baby goats are playing with her feet. The rectangular...

This is a vintage lidded soap dish. An English, art glass bathroom tray in Art Deco taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Wonderful green glass with an appealing dec...

Sterling silver photo frame. The frame was made in Italy by the Argenteria Raddi of Florence. The design is typically Libeerty with the characteristic flowers, festoons and ribbons...

An attractive pair of René Lalique original Art Deco liqueur glasses decorated with two reflected figures to the stem of the glasses, exhibiting an excellent mix of frosted and clear...

This is a lovely Art Deco straw marquetry decorative lidded box whose design is attributed to Jean Michel Frank (1895 - 1941). The rectangular shape has a refined geometric design, a...

Statue "Sainte Therese de l'Enfant Jesus" made in clear and frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1935. Original black wooden base. Stamped signature on die. Perfect c...

A wonderful primitive rustic wooden mortar Made from hardwood, this piece has been hand crafted. The piece is very versatile and can be used as a planter holder, small table or stoo...

Chinese ceramic vase with China blue decorations, made in the 1950s Ø 18 cm h 18 cm Chinese ceramics are some of the most renowned and admired works of art in the world, with a his...

Abstract Mid-Century Modern Organic Wooden Sculpture, 1960's

Multicolored ceramic vase with geometric shape, in relief, whose creation is attributed to the Cantagalli Manufacture in the 1950s Ø 13 cm h 31 cm Manifattura Cantagalli is a histo...

Greek spartan foot in plaster, 20th century. Sculpture of the foot of a Greek spartan in plaster, 20th century. H: 18cm, W: 37cm, D: 15cm

Sculpture in patinated bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th century. Sculpture after Fernando Botero in patinated bronze, marble base, 20th century. h: 20.5cm, w: 33.8cm, d: 17.8cm

Discover the elegance of traditional Chinese craftsmanship with this Hand Painted Porcelain Vase, featuring intricate scenes and florals that showcase China's rich cultural heritage....

Pair of Natural Striped Chambered Nautilus Half Shells Nautilus Pompulus Philippines; harvested in the 20th century Approximate size: 6.75 (w) x 5.5 (h) x 2.75 (d) in. Nautilus sh...

A pair of blue, grey, and white natural agate bookends or decorative objects. This agate pair can work well on a bookshelf, or as standalone decorative obje...

Oval pewter bowl made by Just Andersen in the early 1930s. A fine piece for a beautiful spot. * Oval pewter ball with with curved edges and lugs * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: ...

Chandelier with an iron frame made using the wrought iron technique of forming by hammerwork, hand-blown glass and glass ornaments. This one has a rare frame painted white and turqu...

1970's Silver plated decorative boxe designed by Maria Pergay

This is a beautiful sculpted and chased pumpkin tureen by Italian jeweler Nardi Venezia. A rare piece for Nardi, the pumpkin is fashioned in sterling silver and has been finished in a soft gold gilt finish. A textured stem acts as the handle of the lid, once lifted a crystal bowl is revealed inside. This would be a wonderful addition to a beautiful table setting! The piece is signed "Nardi/Venezia", "925 Italy". From Culture of Pearls: "Located in the heart of the city, Nardi Jewellery...