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Decorative Objects For Sale
Style: Industrial
Style: Moorish
Grey Rusty Industrial Square Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Wall clock designed by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s and made till 1990s - Was used in factories, schools and railway stations - Grey metal frame with intere...
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1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Large Industrial Double Sided Railway or Factory Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This large double sided railway or factory clock was produced by Pragotron, in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. The piece features a grey metal body and a clear glass cover. T...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Marquetry Wood Box with Mosaic Bone Inlays, Middle East. c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood box with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box features geometric inlays of wood and bone. Art...
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1970s West Asian Moorish Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
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19th Century French Moorish Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine and highly collectable Antique circa 1895 French Automaton Industrial Locomotive moving gilt bronze clock sitting on top of a solid marble base with bronze feet These clocks vary massively in price, once recently sold for over £150,000 on 1stdibs, which was fully restored and look brand new. They have two mechanical winding features, one operates the clock and the other turns the wheels, I have wound the clock and it works as does the turning mechanism however both will need serving as they have sat for a very long time unused, I can have this done with a very fine clock restorer should the new owner wish I will include the full specification on this piece below which I found online, my example is in very fine order indeed, the sale includes everything pictured and that’s it, if you can’t see it it’s not included Dimensions Height:- 45cm Width:- 47.5cm Depth:- 23cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask c.1895 French Animated Locomotive Clock...
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1890s French Industrial Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Large Black Industrial Station Square Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Wall clock made by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. - Was used in factories, schools and railway stations - Black plastic frame - Plastic dial,metal hands - C...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Vintage German Brass Ship Clock from Philips, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage ship clock made by Philips in West Germany during the 1970s.It features a brass body frame and clear glass cover. This item has been converted into a battery-powered clockwor...
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1970s German Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

French Large Cream Separating Pan
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A piece of dairy farming history, this large zinc pan from 19th century France was originally used to separate cream from milk. The large scale has many potential uses in the modern ...
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19th Century French Industrial Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Grey Industrial Square Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Wall clock designed by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s and made till 1990s - Was used in factories, schools and railway stations - Grey hammerpaint metal frame...
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1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Brown Industrial Factory Wall Clock from IBM, 1950s
By IBM
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by IBM in USA during the 1950s. It features a brown metal frame, iron dial, aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The piece has been converted into a ...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Vintage Agate Inlaid Moorish Wedding Jewelry Dressing Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Moorish wedding jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with brass and silvered metal filigree. Large circular Moorish Middle East jewelry...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Cast Iron Scotty Dog Doorstop by Hubley c.1910-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original cast iron Scottish Terrier doorstop manufactured by the Hubley Manufacturing Company. The piece has retained its original hand painted finish and is in good condi...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Orientalist Figural Cold Painted Bronze
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique orientalist bronze with an impressive composition depicting a female warrior with a spear, a parrot on a tree stump, and a monkey with a fruit bowl all with the original cold...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Hand Painted Ceramic Decorative Moorish Plate 1950s
By Iznik Pottery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage polychrome hand painted and handcrafted ceramic wall decorative plate with polychrome Ottoman floral design. This is an intricately, hand painted Moorish plate that was made in Turkey. Turkey is famous for its kiln products, such as tiles and pottery, which are glazed and multicolored. It has a beautifully hand painted geometrical Moorish design in burgundy, yellow, turquoise, light and dark blue. An Islamic ceramic...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Industrial Bakelite Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a brown bakelite frame, a plastic dial, an aluminium hands and a convex clear glass ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Bakelite

Seiko Ship's Nautical Analog Clock, 1980s
Located in Nantucket, MA
From a decommissioned Japanese ship, black Seiko analog clocks with brushed nickel faces. Battery mechanism updated and an easy opening on the back side. ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Antique Large Islamic Copper Brass Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large antique Islamic 19th century Middle Eastern Moorish hand-etched tined copper brass bowl, 17 inches diameter. Could be used as a jardinière for a la...
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19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Factory by Don Harvey Industrial Iron Art Sculpture Steampunk Expressionism
Located in Dayton, OH
"Factory by Don Harvey measure: 74" Don Harvey is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1941 Don Harvey’s artwork explores the tensions between opposites: s...
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1980s American Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Vintage Beige MRC Ship’s Wall Clock, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage MRC ( Marine Radio Co. Ltd. ) maritime slave clock made in South Korea during the 1970s. These clocks were used on large Korean tankers and cargo ships. It features a beige m...
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1970s Korean Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Set of 8 Original Old Wooden Decorative Boxes
Located in North York, ON
Set of 8 original old wooden decorative boxes, purchased in London England. Little information about these pieces but they are original, roughly early 20th century possibly older. Pr...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a grey metal frame, an iron dial, an aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The pie...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Two Tesla industry Telephones in bright yellow , wall mount
Located in Vienna, Austria
A pair of industrial telephones from the company Tesla Stropkov, a.s., produced 2004 in Slovakia. The telephone model 4 FN 153 27 has pased the EU regulations 1999/ 5/EU. This teleph...
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Early 2000s Slovak Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Plastic

Middle Eastern Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box. Middle Eastern Persian Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry inlaid box with geometric Moorish design. Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Middle Eastern technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of precious hand painted wood, with bone around the edges. This beautiful Middle Eastern Persian, Indian Wooden box is covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry and is used as a jewelry, trinket box. Lined in deep red velvet. Dimensions: 6.5in.D x 3in.H x 10 wide. Nice Indian Mughal, Indo Persian Box...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Fruitwood

Huge 42 Inch Diameter Reclaimed Factory Wall Clock By Gents Of Leicester
Located in Nottingham, GB
HUGE RECLAIMED FACTORY WALL CLOCK BY GENTS OF LEICESTER A massive and rare reclaimed factory slave clock made in England circa 1940 by Gents of Leicester. The clock has been reclai...
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1940s British Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Enormous Reclaimed Cast Iron Industrial Clock by Gents of Leicester
Located in Nottingham, GB
"Historic Timekeeper: Enormous Gents of Leicester PulSynetic Industrial Clock" Command any room with this historic and rare Gents of Leicester industrial clock. This monumental piec...
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1920s British Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Solid Brass Vintage Moroccan Candle Holder a Pair 1950's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid brass large vintage Moroccan candle holders set of two. Moroccan vintage brass candlestick heavy solid cast brass, handcrafted with etched geometric design. Tall Moorish styl...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Octagonal Jewelry Music Box, Made in Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant octagonal wooden music box in thuya wood. Thuya tree is famous for rich gold and brown shades of its grain and unique exotic fragrance, simila...
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1950s Italian Moorish Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Fruitwood

Black Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Siemens, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Siemens in Germany during the 1950s. It features a black metal frame, a metal dial and a clear glass cover. The piece has been converted into a batter...
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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Mid 20thc Cast Iron Smiling Dachshund Boot Scraper #2
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast iron dachshund dog boot scraper in black paint. Two available, this one has a straight tail as opposed to the other with a circle tai...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Middle Eastern Moorish Antique Round Brass Tray 20 inches
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Moorish antique round brass tray. 19th century handcrafted circular brass platter hammered with Islamic Moorish designs. Heavy brass wit...
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19th Century Indian Moorish Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Ethnic North African Moroccan Silver Anklet Ashtray Catchall Dish
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Ethnic North African traditional anklet silver and brass bracelet made into a vide poche, dish, catchall or silver ashtray. Unusual silver tone metal dish made from an Africa...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Moorish Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Vintage Blue Seiko Ships Wall Clock, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Seiko maritime slave clock designed during the 1970s and produced till 1990s. These clocks were used on large Japanese tankers and cargo ships. It features a light blue metal...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a grey metal frame, an iron dial, an aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The pie...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Trumpeting Elephant Doorstops, c.1910s - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of cast metal trumpeting elephant doorstops, circa 1910s. each weighing 10 lbs and measuring 13 inches wide by 6 inches deep by 13 ½ inches...
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1910s American Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Moorish Style Brass Ewer
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style monumental brass ewer with incised and enamel decoration.
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20th Century African Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Antique Braise Cast Iron Flat Press Laundry Trivet, France, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This cast iron trivet is particular Because it was created to put braises inside. This type of model represented a step forward for the laundress b...
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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Industrial Bakelite Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a brown bakelite frame, a plastic dial, an aluminium hands and a convex clear glass ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Bakelite

Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate quite large wood jewelry box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood, mother of pearl with some possib...
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20th Century Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Large Industrial Bakelite Double Sided Factory Clock from Pragotron, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This large double-sided factory clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. The piece features a two brown bakelite frames,an aluminium dials, a clear ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Huge German TN Telenorma Brass Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame and brass hands made by TN Telenorma in the late 1960s. Formerly an office or factory slave clock, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with an AAA battery. S...
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1960s German Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Moroccan Palatial Lidded Pottery Vase or Urn with Brass Inlay, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of 1970's Moroccan hand made palatial lidded vases with an entrancing and elaborate design scheme, brass frame and the sculptural grace that only master artisans can provide, ...
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1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Moorish Handcrafted Middle Eastern Mosaic Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box. Large box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which ha...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone

Moorish Ceramic Urn with Chiseled Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large green Moorish ceramic Urns chiseled with Arabic calligraphy poetry writing.Handcrafted vases from Fez Morocco etched with Arabic calligraphy.This kind of Moorish ceramic art work could be found in the Alhambra palace...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Large Brown Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Chronotechna, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Chronotechna in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features a brown metal frame, an iron dial,an aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Grey Industrial Bakelite Double Sided Factory Clock from Pragotron, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This factory or station double-sided factory clock was produced by Pragotron, in former Czechoslovakia, during the 1980s. The piece features a two grey bakelite clock with glass cove...
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1980s Czech Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Large Early Wooden Gents of Leicester Wall Clock, c.1920
Located in London, GB
A beautifully presented early wooden cased wall clock by Gents of Leicester. c.1920. Rich mahogany case with aged brass bezel, 18" dial and glazing. New 240v movement installed.
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1920s English Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Vintage Brown Wooden Wall Clock from Seth Thomas, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Wall clock produced by Seth Thomas Clock Company in USA during the 1980s. It features a brown wooden veneered clockface and aluminium hands. The piece has been converted into a batte...
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1980s American Industrial Vintage Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Mahogany and Bronze German Shepherd Bookends c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original pair of bronze plate German Shepherd bookends mounted on Mahogany bases with original felt and label. CREATOR Littco Products. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.194...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Handcrafted White Mother of Pearl Inlaid Moorish Octagonal Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted white mother of pearl inlaid and hand carved lidded box. Small octagonal Anglo Indian decorative box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which hav...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

19th C. Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Polychrome Footed Dish Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th C. Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Polychrome Footed Dish Fez. A 19th-century antique ceramic footed bowl from Morocco, Fez, showcases the exquisite artistry of Mokhfia polychrome...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Commercial Balance Scale by H. L. Becker in Brussels
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique commercial balance scale by H. L. Becker in Brussels is the type of precision instrument for which the company was known during the early 20th century. Note the attention to ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

19th Century Middle Eastern Persian Metal Copper Water Ewer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern Persian tinned copper water jar with handle. Moorish Arabic water ewer, hand tooled, hand-hammered heavy metal tinned copper ve...
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Mid-19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

“Tiny Celadon Green Jacket" by Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures formed from found metal scraps. With an eye to the aesthetic possibilities of this humble material, Chandler invests the reclaimed steel with sculptural fluidity and a wry sense of form. Flattened with the center portion rolled out and the sides left open, this discarded barrel takes on the look of a miniature jacket. Coated with a mint green finish, the eroded metal appears as draped fabric, folded back to form a simple collar. The sculpture is finished with the artist's initials stamped...
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2010s American Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

LARGE Antique English IRON Clock Dial Face Industrial JOYCE WHITCHURCH Working
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A lovely large antique painted iron clock dial signed faintly signed for the famous company J B Joyce of Whitchurch. It dates from circa 1890. As reclaimed by our buyer from a dereli...
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19th Century English Industrial Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Grey Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Chronotechna, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Chronotechna in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features a grey hammer paint metal frame and back, an iron dial, an aluminium hands and a c...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Micro Mosaic Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Pen Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Micro Mosaic Persian Islamic Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Pen Box. 1950s Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Trinket Mosaic Box. Handcrafted mar...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Objects

Materials

Fruitwood

Vintage Black Kappa Maritime Wall Clock, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Kappa navy slave clock designed during the 1970s and produced till 1990s. These clocks were used on large Korean tankers and cargo ships. It features a black metal body, a me...
Category

Late 20th Century South Korean Industrial Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Bronze Looking Floor Standing Sculpture. English , Early 20th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful highly sculptural found object or architectural element with an ethnographical/Industrial feel to it. Although it is ceramic ( a type of stoneware ) it has a lovely metal...
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Early 1900s English Industrial Antique Decorative Objects

Materials

Cast Stone

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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